The Tuskegee Airmen — Italy
The 332nd Fighter Group operates from Ramitelli on the Adriatic coast — escorting bombing missions deep into Germany, Romania and Austria, recording an unmatched record of zero bomber losses.
Ramitelli airbase in the Foggia plain was the 332nd's operational base from June 1944. From here they flew escort missions including the famous 25 March 1945 Berlin mission — the longest escort mission of the war. The unit received a Distinguished Unit Citation for destroying three Me 262 jet fighters on 24 March 1945, becoming the first Allied unit to destroy a jet aircraft in aerial combat.