A No. 37 Squadron Royal Air Force Wellington Mk. X waiting to take off at Tortorella, Southern Italy, holds while a 99th Bombardment Group US Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress comes in to land, 1944. The No. 37 was one of the two Squadrons, the other was No. 70, of the RAF’s 231 Wing equipped with Vickers Wellington bombers and based at Tortorella (also known as Foggia No. 2) from winter 1943-1944. Tortorella Airfield, one of Foggia Airfield Complex, was also base of 99th Bombardment Group, US 15th Air Force, equipped with B-17s. Victor Sierra

British bomber in Southern Italy

Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXs of No. 73 Squadron RAF, undergo servicing and refuelling at Prkos Airfield, Yugoslavia, April 1945. In December 1944 part of the Squadron was moved to Greece from Italy to take part in the fighting against the Communist resistance group. An unit of Balkan Air Force, in January 1945 the No 73 Squadron returned to Italy, before moving in April of same year to Yugoslavia, where it remained until the end of the war. Returned in Italy, between May and April 1945 was at Brindisi. Victor Sierra

From Italy to Yugoslavia

Low-level oblique photograph of four Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs of No. 21 Squadron RAF Detachment based at Luqa, Malta, fly past Linosa Island (one of Pelagie Island)at 50 feet (15 meters) above the Mediterranean Sea while on an anti-shipping strike. At the end of 1941 the No 21 Squadron moved from Great Britain to Malta to attack Italian shipping. The Squadron was disbanded in Malta on 14 March 1942. Consequently this photo was taken between this dates. Victor Sierra