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USAAF Lockheed P-38J Lightning, "ScrapIron IV", 1944.

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Units

A pilot of the 367th Fighter Group with his P-38 Lightning (serial number 44-26961) nicknamed "Scrap Iron IV".

367th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

393rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Second World War formation badge for the United States 9th Air Force (United States Army Air Force)

Ninth Air Force

Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Laurence Elroy Blumer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 357th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron 393rd Fighter Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19094727 / O-740351
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

44-23590

Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
Nicknames: Scrap Iron IV
Unit: 367th Fighter Group 326th Ferry Squadron 393rd Fighter Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of the north end of Stoney Cross airfield looking west, the runways and perimeter are under construction, 29 April 1942. Photograph taken by sortie number RAF/13T/AC49. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Stoney Cross

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 27 Nov 2016 17:28:14

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/jaepton/P-38JScrapironIV.jpg