Moving Mountains - Tribute to Maggiore Vittorio Minguzzi and 22° Gruppo Autonomo by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SHN45 sending one of the balloons

sending one of the balloons down in flames near Passerella on the fifth day of the offensive

Original oil on canvas painting by Jason Askew

Alongside is the portrait of AJ-A pilot Sqn Ldr H M Young

and was later joined by the 24th Michigan

Moving Mountains - Tribute to Maggiore Vittorio Minguzzi and 22° Gruppo Autonomo by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SHN45 sending one of the balloonsDHM6225GS. Moving Mountains Tribute to Maggiore Vittorio Minguzzi and 22 Gruppo Autonomo by Ivan Berryman. The defense of Naples and southern Italy in World War Two was a desperate affair for the Regia Aeronautica who found themselves massively outnumbered as the Allied invasion progressed. Based at nearby Napoli Capodichino, the Macchi 202s of 22 Gruppo Autonomo suffered terrible losses whilst trying to defend the port against the Allied heavy