42-106886 Swede Punkie

Object Number - UPL 12901 - Lt. Duane S "Swede" Larson, [Regent ND], 504th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106886 5Q-O "Swede".

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People

Robert Vernon E Blizzard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19164315 / O-850158
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Duane S Larson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811094
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK 10 January 1945 Forced landed, out of gas, 2 miles east of Fowlmere, Cat3 Damage, pilot Lt Robert V Blizzard, 10th January 1945.

Assigned

Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK Assigned 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, Duxford, pilot and date unknown, coded WZ-P.

Revisions

Date13 Feb 2015 11:37:42
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk / 339th Fighter Group Association / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com

42-106886: Gallery (8 items)

A P-51 Mustang (WZ-P, serial number 42-106886) of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group lands at Duxford. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Source - John Holzhauer. WZ-P, 42-106886.'

Object number: FRE 3025 - A P-51 Mustang (WZ-P, serial number 42-106886) of...

A ground crewman works on a P-47 Thunderbolt beside P-51 Mustangs, (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886) nicknamed "Swede" and (6N-O, serial number 44-14776) nicknamed "Arrow Head", of the 339th Fighter Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.'

Object number: FRE 5985 - A ground crewman works on a P-47 Thunderbolt...

A P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886) nicknamed "Swede" of the 339th Fighter Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm 5Q:O.'

Object number: FRE 5992 - A P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886)...

A P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886) nicknamed "Swede" of the 339th Fighter Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.'

Object number: FRE 5994 - A P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886)...

P-51 Mustangs (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886) nicknamed "Swede" and (6N-O, serial number 44-14776) nicknamed "Arrow Head", of the 339th Fighter Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: '339 FG Mount Farm.'

Object number: FRE 5996 - P-51 Mustangs (5Q-O, serial number 42-106886)...

Object number: UPL 12901 - Lt. Duane S "Swede" Larson, [Regent ND], 504th...

Object number: UPL 12902 - Lt. Robert V Blizzard, Los Angeles CA, 504th...

Object number: UPL 12904 - Lt. Duane S "Swede" Larson, [Regent ND], 504th...