43-12172 Swedes Steed
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FRE 398
Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 353FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Mount of Swedish native Lt William Yngve Anderson. Transferred war weary to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | 4 September 1944 | Belly Landing due to Engine Failure 1 mile E Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 5 Lt William H Carnduff, 4-Sep-44. P-51B 43-12172W - 555FTS 496FTG 8AF |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | Transferred war weary to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Headcorn Aerodrome, Shenley Farm Cottages, Headcom, Ashford TN27 9HX, UK | Assigned to 353FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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