Robert Vernon E Blizzard
MilitaryRoger Freeman / http://www.littlefriends.co.uk / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with destroying 4 x Me109's on the ground at Klatovy airfield, Czechoslovakia, 16-Apr-45. Additionally 1 x probable and 1 x damaged Me 262. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, his flying career was brought to a premature end, Feb-49, when in a F-51D belly landing accident at Van Nuys Metropolitan Airport he was badly burnt.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ohio, USA | 26 November 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Mabry St, Tallahassee, FL, USA | 15 February 1943 | Dale Mabry Field Tallahassee Florida |
Based |
Fowlmere | 25 October 1944 - 18 July 1945 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 10 January 1945 | Forced Landing out of Fuel 2 miles E Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 3 damage 2Lt Robert V E Blizzard, 10-Jan-45. P-51B15 42-106886 - 504FS 339FG 8AF |
Other E/A Destroyed x 4 [Ground] |
339 01 Klatovy, Czech Republic | 16 April 1945 | Destroyed 4 x Me109's on the ground at Klatovy airfield, Czechoslovakia, 16-Apr-45. |
Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 26 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 18 July 1945 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Crashed |
Van Nuys Airport, 16461 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91406, USA | 13 February 1949 | Landing Accident Van Nuys Metro. Airport, CA Cat 4 damage 1Lt Robert V E Blizzard, 13-Feb-49. F-51D 44-84981 - 195FS 146FG |
Died |
San Diego County, CA, USA | 16 December 2000 | |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | |||
Buried |
San Diego, CA, USA | El Camino Memorial Park San Diego San Diego County California, USA |
Revisions
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