<i>Royal Air Force- Italy,the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945.</i><br>
the outgoing Commanding Officer of No. 145 Squadron RAF, Squadron Leader N F Duke (left), stands with the unit's new CO, Squadron Leader S W F Daniel, at Fano, Italy.  Duke departed the Squadron as the top-scoring fighter pilot in the Mediterranean theatre, having achieved his final victories on 7 September 1944 (two Messerschmitt Bf 109s near Rimini), to achieve a total of 26 and two shared enemy aircraft shot down.   Daniel arrived at Fano with a total of 16 and one shared victories, and commanded 145 Squadron until the end of the War.
Royal Air Force official photographer
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