Spitfires and yellow tail Mustangs: the 52nd Fighter Group in World War II

"Whisky, wives, kids and dogs": activation and training, January 1941-June 1942

"Flying down a village street": Northern Ireland and England, June-October 1942

"A flip of the coin": the invasion of North Africa, November 1942-February 1943

Aloft: "Strafing, spying, escorting and patrolling": the Tunisian Campaign, February-July 1943

"Sitting on our duffs doing nothing for the war effort": Sicily: a period of frustration, July-December 1943

"We are all wondering just how a Spitfire is going to take off with a 250 lb bomb under each wing": Corsica and a new beginning, December 1943-May 1944

"This little corner of Italy": the Mustang era begins, May-June 1944

"Mixing it up": destruction of the Luftwaffe in Italy, July 1944

"Burning aircraft and twisted wreckage": destruction of the Luftwaffe, August 1944

"Wings in the hedgerow": down to earth, September 1944

"Mud almost everywhere": General "Mud" becomes the enemy, September 1944-March 1945

"A crack at Berlin": the final campaign, March-May 1945.