43-12172 Swedes Steed

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.' media-377096.jpg 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

Object Number - 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...

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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Event Location Date Description

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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http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=43-12172&Submit=Sear…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=43-12172&Submit4=Go
354th Fighter Group By William N Hess
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205360464

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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.'

Object number: FRE 398 - Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P...