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Phil Taback standing in the cockpit of what is left of his P-38 after being badly shot up, returning to base on one engine and crash landing. (Phil Taback collection)

 

A different angle of Phil Taback's crashed P-38. (Phil Taback collection)

 

Both props from Phil Taback's crash. (Phil Taback collection)

 

Robert C. Griffith and his P-38 'SWEET SUE'. (M.D.'Griff' Griffith collection)

 

Robert C. Griffith's 'SWEET SUE' with severe tail damage. (M.D. 'Griff' Griffith collection)

 

After mission debriefing with Len Pratt at the left with hand on hip, C.O. Ernest C. Young on the right with Mae West vest on, Phil Taback center talking to Young, Richard G. Mc Auliffe just behind Phil's right shoulder. (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.