Pilots of No. 213 Squadron RAF based at Biferno, Italy, 1945, take refreshments in front of their North American Mustang Mark IIIs at Araxos, Greece, after escorting Douglas Dakotas on a supply-dropping mission. Victor Sierra

Refreshments after the mission

Two RAF mechanics fit a long-range fuel tank under the wing of a North American Mustang Mark III of No. 213 Squadron RAF at Biferno, near Termoli, in Molise Region, Italy, for a mission in support of partisan forces in Yugoslavia. The No 213 Squadron was an unit embedded in Balkan Air Force from 1944 to 1945. Victor Sierra

British Mustang in Italy

South African Air Force and Royal Air Force crews of No. 25 Squadron SAAF gather by their Martin Marauders in a dispersal at Biferno, Italy, prior to taking off on a daylight bombing sortie. Members of the South African Native Miltary Corps can be seen moving 250-lb GP bombs from the bomb train in the foreground. Victor Sierra