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Lincoln D. Jones (Lincoln Jones collection)

Lincoln D. Jones (Lincoln Jones collection)

Allen 'Bob' Kennedy, North Africa 1943 with his P-38 'YARDBIRD' (Bob Kennedy collection)

Bob Kennedy's 'YARDBIRD' North Africa airfield (Bob Kennedy collection)

Roy E. Norris completed his 50 missions on March 22, 1945 (Roy Norris collection)

Roy E. Norris and crewman Lyndon Herbts (R) with P38-L5, 'Baker Charlie' (Roy Norris collection)

 

Roy sits in the cockpit of 'Miss JoAnn' as crew chief assists him and other ground crew members work under his P-38 (Roy Norris collection)

96th C.O. Harley C. Vaughn (Phil Taback collection)

William J. 'Dixie' Sloan (L) and Charlie J. Zubarik (R) enjoying a day at the beach. (Phil Taback collection)

Joseph W. Jorda

Joseph W. Jorda getting some trampoline time during pilot training (Phil Taback collection)

 

This group of former ' POW ', AAF members are shown after being released. At the right - front row, is, Charles J. Zubarik(96). (Phil Taback collection)

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- The new article by Warren Thompson will appear in the special P-38 issue of Flight Journal magazine and is entitled "Turkey Shoot Over Vienna". It covers the mission in which the 82nd FG shot down 21 German aircraft in one mission. UPDATE--The article will actually appear in the June issue, not the upcoming issue as reported here before. Sorry for any problems this may have caused.

- 2003 Reunion info is coming in.-more.

- The Jan. 2003 issue of Fly Past magazine contains an article about the 82nd Fighter Group written by Warren Thompson. The magazine is currently available at Border's and Barnes & Noble in their magazine racks.