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"American pilots of a P-51 Mustang fighter group, whose planes are named after the wild horses that once roamed the U.S., listen intently as they are briefed for a mission at a base in Italy. Like cavalrymen of old, they ride down the enemy in their flying steeds and have destroyed German installations and personnel throughout Europe. They are members of th 15th U.S. Army Air Force, whose fighters and bombers are part of the Mediterranean Allied Air Force." Image courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.