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Assistant Crew Chief in Leece, Italy 1943. (Ed Tinker collection)

 

(L to R): Leslie E. Emhoff-Armorer, James D. McMullen-Radio, Rickard-Radio in Lecce, Italy. (Ed Tinker collection)

 

(L to R): Robert E. Schultz, Edward E. Tinker, John W. McLendon just out of prison camp located in Bulgaria, photo taken at Foggia, Italy Sept. 1944. (Ed Tinker collection)

 

Edward E. Tinker just out of prison camp located in Bulgaria, photo taken at Foggia, Italy Sept. 1944. (Ed Tinker collection)

 

Edward E. Tinker receiving the Purple Heart from Lt. Col. Paul J. Greene, Foggia, Italy Sept. 1944. (Ed Tinker collection)

 

Edward E. Tinker with crew chief 'Pappy' Herman D. Roach at Foggia, Italy Sept. 1944. (Ed Tinker collection)

 

Dick Gadbury(L) and Chuck Luke(R) in Rome. (Dick Gadbury collection)

 

Dick Gadbury, 'Droop Snoot' bombadier. (Dick Gadbury collection)

 

Crew members(L) and Dick Gadbury(R), on top of the 'Droop Snoot'. (Dick Gadbury collection)

 

Dick Gadbury on top of the 'Droop Snoot'. (Dick Gadbury collection)

 

Dick Gadbury through the 'Droop Snoot' plexy-glass nose. (Dick Gadbury collection)

 

Ground crew(L) and Dick Gadbury(R), in front of the 'Droop Snoot'. (Dick Gadbury collection)

 

Officers and pilots of the 97th. Dick Gadbury sits, front row - 4th from left. (Dick Gadbury 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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