[pelagonia]

Immediately after I started this thread I was deported for family holidays and only today I have had a chance to check it. I beg your pardon for this delayed mail and I do thank all of you for the very interesting and enlightening discussion.
As far as the swastika on the tail is concerned - I know this is wishful thinking in its purest form... - I wonder if it could have belonged to a late replacement aircraft of 1o Gruppo Caccia that had not been painted in ANR markings until the end of the war or to a 109 of 2o Gruppo Caccia, whose last resting place was Orio al Serio. An airport not so far away (50 km) from Milan, at least from the point of view of an American soldier!