Pincus P. Taback
Collection
Collection
(L-R) Theodore Miller, Charles Zubarik, Ernest Osher, Louis Towson, Lincoln Jones, T.H. McArthur, Keith Lund, Herman Visscher, Archie Mallette and Leonard Pratt in Tafaroui, No. Africa
Lt. Martin Collis (center) with ground crew
Phil Taback with a damaged P-38 after a training accident in Long Beach
Lloyd Atteberry and Emory 'Slick' Morgan with
war correspondent.
war correspondent.
The guys, saying 'Goodbye' to Sgt. Thiel at Long Beach.
L to R: Paul J. Sabo, Len E. Pratt, Louis A. Towson, Sgt. Thiel, ? ,Herman W. Visscher, Justin O. Henley
L to R: Paul J. Sabo, Len E. Pratt, Louis A. Towson, Sgt. Thiel, ? ,Herman W. Visscher, Justin O. Henley
Joe Lycan(L) and Herman Visscher(R)
Phil Taback in the cockpit of his P-38
Phil and 3 members of his ground crew
After chow, members of the 97th FS, stand in line to clean their mess kits
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.
returning to base on one engine and crash landing.
(L to R): William W. Wittliffe, Richard G. McAuliffe, Carl 'Doc' Moore, Pincus P. Taback,
Guy S. Mc Bane at the airfield in Berteaux, North Africa
Guy S. Mc Bane at the airfield in Berteaux, North Africa
During training in California, Phil counts the number of bullet holes in his, target banner, after a flight of 'air to air' gunnery practice. Pilot Loizeaux from Plainfield, New Jersey looks on
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On the right, ambulances wait in line with the wounded at an airfield in North Africa. On the left, C-47's are lined up for the evacuation of the wounded
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Still at Long Beach, just before leaving for overseas.
(L to R): Lt. Richard McAuliffe, Capt. Harley C. Vaughn, and Capt. Norris. Facing the camera in the background is S/Sgt. Pilot, Lloyd Atteberry, listening in on the 'first class dirt' |
This is what is left of his P-38, after Dick Kenny lost control of his battle damaged plane while landing and hitting a parked B-26 at the airfield in Telergma, North Africa
(Left to Right): C. D. Powell, Pincus Phil Taback, Jessie 'Blackie' Oliver at Flying School
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Phil Taback (L) brushing his teeth while Gerald 'Gerry' Rounds (R) shaves, in the 'modern' bathroom facilities of North Africa