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Armour  Spitfire, “Fargo Express”  11.5 kill ACE Lt. Leland P. “Tommy” Malland
Armour  Spitfire, “Fargo Express”  11.5 kill ACE Lt. Leland P. “Tommy” Malland

Armour  Spitfire, “Fargo Express”  11.5 kill ACE Lt. Leland P. “Tommy” Malland

$ 18.48

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    Description

    5318
    Spitfire
    12AF 31FG 308FS
    “Fargo Express”
    Lt. Leland P. “Tommy” Malland,
    Castle Volturno,
    Italy
    , Jan. ’44. Mallard scored
    11.5 air victories
    flying 167 missions.Iin January, 1944, 1st Lt. Leland P. Molland scored the first two of his eventual five scores in the Spitfire VIII, in combat with Fw-190s over southern Italy.
    On February 6, Molland became an ace
    with his fifth kill in a fight in which his commanding officer, Maj. Virgil Fields was killed. Molland then
    took over command of the squadron.
    He was k
    illed
    when the T-33 he was flying flew into a mountain during the return from a weather flight over enemy territory during the
    Korean War on May 21, 1951
    .
    A/c and original packaging in great shape, displayed only, Part of large collection being liquidated.