Egypt, 23 December 1941: a pilot of the No 3 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force climbing into his Curtiss Tomahawk for a mission over the Western Desert. Victor Sierra

Australian fighter

Royal Australian Air Force’s Mustang in flight over the Northern Italy during the last day of the WW2, May 1945. The aircraft are planes, in foreground the Mustang IV (P-51D/K) KH853, of the No. 3 Squadron RAAF, during the return their base of Cervia, Emilia-Romagna, near the Adriatic Coast. From Cervia, where was based from 26 February 1945, the No 3 Squadron RAAF, equipped with Mustangs from November 1944, flew its last war’s mission, a reconnaissance of Fiume, Trieste and Udine areas, on 5 May 1945. Victor Sierra

Last missions over Italy

Libya 1942: the Curtiss Tomahawks of the No 3 Squadron Royal Air Force scrambling. Victor Sierra