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 killed 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.