[Ludovico Slongo]

Dear all,

First of all, I would like to apologize for my silence after posting my request and receiving your knowledgeable and generous attention. It has been a rather unusual period, and I found it difficult to return here until this evening.
I would like to sincerely thank you all for the wealth of information you shared, including Christian’s contribution, which—together with Bob’s recollections as reported by Christer Bergström—confirms the memories of the Italian pilots. On that day, they believed they were covered at high altitude by a Messerschmitt unit, and we can now reasonably consider it established that this was a mixed formation composed of fighters from Stab JG 54, II./JG 54, and I./JG 77.
Many thanks again.
Ludovico