Fred Lax Gallery
Flak Damage:Â 23 November 1944, Ball Crew, Aircraft 44-10570
Flak Damage:Â 23 November 1944, Ball Crew, Aircraft 44-10570
Flak Damage:Â 23 November 1944, Ball Crew, Aircraft 44-10570
Flak Damage: Wild Honey, 42-52682, Blair Crew, 28 February 1945 – Iscaro-Albes River Bridge
Take off Accident: Brass Monkey s/n 41-28986, 11 August 1944, Kolek.
Take off Accident: Brass Monkey s/n 41-28986, 11 August 1944, Kolek.
Wheel of Brass Monkey, 11 August 1944
Flak Damage: Wild Honey, 42-52682, Blair Crew, 28 February 1945 – Iscaro-Albes River Bridge
British RAF Spitfires at Grottaglie
British RAF Vultee Vengeance at Grottaglie
Field from atop HQ Building, early 1944
Field from atop HQ Building, early 1944
718th Squadron Officer’s Mess, winter 1944
Mud bound field, Spring 1944. Â Aircraft is Fickle Finger.
Mud bound field, Spring 1944. Â Fickle Finger in background
Mud bound field, #44 in background is Fickle Finger. Â Tail markings indicate January or early February 1944.
Col. Gent presenting gunner Purple Heart 18 Feb 44
Grottaglie Control Tower, call sign Late Pass
Wind Sock at Grottaglie
Group Lead Box over the Alps, 30 May 1944 mission to Ebreichsdorf, Austria.
Lead aircraft: #60, Miss N’ Moan
Right Wing: #70 41-29460
Left Wing: #71, The Wise Virgin
Slot: #72, Twinkletoes
P-38 Lightning escort fighter
Refueling plane 1944
Observation plane at Grottaglie
Second Presidential Unit Citation ceremony
Second Presidential Unit Citation ceremony
In Front: Gen. Nathan Twinning, 15th AF Commanding officer; Col. Jack Randolph, 449th Group Commander; Gen Hugo Rush, 47th Wing Commanding Officer
Col. Jack Randolph, 2nd from left; Maj. Wade Fleischer; Gen Hugo Rush far right.
Prince Umberto of Italy
716th Squadron area after November fire
P-38s in scrap yard
Local Men
Local man
Local men gardening – dirigible hanger in background
Locals at water pump
Local women collecting olives
Local man in Taranto
Fred Lax, Naples 1945
Fred Lax front row center
Air raid shelter, Taranto
Taranto Harbor
Street scene
St. Georgie
Service Squadrons 2nd Anniversary show at outdoor theater at 449th Base
Fausta Bentini, singer with Jack Haley show
Service Squadron show
Contortionist
