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44-23590
P-38 Lightning
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USAAF Lockheed P-38J Lightning, "ScrapIron IV", 1944.
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Captain Larry Blumer of the 367th Fighter Group with his P-38 Lightning (serial number 44-23590) nicknamed "Scrap Iron IV". Blumer shot down 5 Fw190s from JG6 in one mission on 25 August 1944.
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Capt Laurence E Blumer and P-38 'ScrapIron IV' 393FS, 367FG, 9AF. Ace in a Day, shooting down 5 Fw190's in 15 minutes.
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Major Larry "Scrappy" Blumer's Lockheed P-38 Lightning Scrapiron 4 in the European Theater of Operations WW2 Approximately December 1944/January 1945
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Major Larry "Scrappy" Blumer's Statement of Service depicting the ranks he held and his promotion dates. He went from 2nd Lieutenant to Major in less than a year!
Assigned to 393FS, 367FG, 9AF. Personal aircraft of Capt Laurence E Blumer. Transferred to 326 Ferrying Squadron, 1 Transport Group, 9AF USAAF.
Service
Units
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367th Fighter Group
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367TH FIGHTER GROUP ... -
326th Ferry Squadron
Squadron
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393rd Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Laurence Blumer
Military | Major | Fighter pilot | 357th Fighter Group
Five German Luftwaffe airplanes during World War II were shot down in less than 15 minutes by one pilot who was born and raised in North Dakota. Because of this, Larry "Scrappy" Blumer earned the title Fastest Ace in the West. For his actions during...
Places
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Stoney Cross
Military site : airfield
Planned as a secret, emergency airfield, Stoney Cross was developed during 1942-43 as an advance base for both fighters and bombers. Occupied by the RAF from January 1943, before construction was complete, the station had eventually three concrete...
Events
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| Manufactured | Burbank, CA, USA | 1944 |
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Built at Lockheed. |
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| Delivered | California, USA | 1944 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Stoney Cross, Lyndhurst SO43, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 393FS, 367FG, 9AF. |
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| Crashed | Creil, France | 5 July 1945 |
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Landing Accident Creil/A-81c Cat 4 damage Lt Robert E Miller, 5-Jul-45. P-38J 44-23590 - 326FRS - 1TpG 9AF |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 November 2016 17:16:11 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and media associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=44-23590 |
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