Captain of the 336th American Fighter Squadron Donald Gentile (1920-1951) near the P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft (P-51B-5-NA Mustang “Shangri-La” serial number 43-6913) at the military airfield.
This aircraft was lost on April 13, 1944 in a collision with the ground during a demonstration flight. Mediterranean Sea, color photograph of World War II.
Donald Gentile flew Spitfire, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang fighters. He shot down 27.8 aircraft (according to the system of counting victories adopted in the United States). He died on January 28, 1951 in a plane crash.