[Gianandrea Bussi]

Sergente Serafini served in 378a Squadriglia of 155° Gruppo C.T. (not 150°):
this unit, in 1943 (and 1942) wasn't autonimous but was part, with 20° Gruppo, of 51° Stormo C.T.

In the morning of 22 july 1943, 12 C.205 of the 155° and six C.205 and three C.202 of the 20° Gruppo, took off from their Sardinian bases (Monserrato and Capoterra) in order to intercept 48 P-40 of the 325th FG: the american aircraft were tasked to strafe targets in the south Sardinia.

In the combats that followed, 155° Gruppo pilots claimed eigth P-40 shot down; other two were claimed by 20° Gruppo.

American fighters claimed 12 C.202 and one Bf.109.

155° lost Serg. Serafini and his Veltro; two other C.205 were slightly damaged. 20° Gruppo lost two aircraft and two pilots: another pilot was wounded and his plane badly damaged; another 20° Gruppo fighter was damaged.
One of the 325th pilot shot down a multi engined aircraft, identified as Ju.52: it was, in fact, an italian Ca.309 that crashed and burned, killing his pilot.

325th FG lost two aircraft with their pilots.

As far as I know, german fighter of the III./JG 77 (based at that time at Chilivani, in the center of Sardinia) didn't took part to this air battle.

I had the chance to interview one of the surviving italian pilots that took part to these combats, and his memories was very useful in order to describe it when I wrote the book "Pantere", the history of 155° Gruppo 1941-2001.