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Photo Date: In 1970
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 20 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Scrappy Major Larry Blumer and his P-38 Lightning Thun Field Puyallup Washington approximately 1970
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Photo Date: In July 1971
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 13 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Scrappy Blumer faced what mattered. He did not need to face the camera. Taken approximately July 1971, this photograph captures more than a moment; it reflects the enduring bond between a warrior and his warhorse. A symbol of the sharpest tip of the American spear which pierced the heart of the Nazi war machine
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Photo Date: In 1975
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 13 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Scrapiron IV a legacy of sacrifice, valor, and the enduring qualities of the Greatest Generation, preserved in steel and memory. This 1975 photograph captures more than an aircraft; it reflects Scrappys quiet tribute to duty, legacy, and the future he gave everything to protect.
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Photo Date: In August 1968
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 13 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Scrappy Blumer at the Abbotsford Airshow, 1968. American combat ace turned living legend, resting his hand on the Bardahl Lightning, the civilian successor to his WWII steed.
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Photo Date: Circa October 1969
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 13 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Renowned American aviator, author, sailor and conservationist Ernest K Gann and Scrappy Major Larry Blumer with Scrappys P-38 Lightning a replica of his wartime steed Scrapiron IV Thun Field Puyallup Washington approximately October 1969.
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Photo Date: Circa 1970
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 10 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Approximately 1970, Scrappy Larry Blumers P-38 Lightning Scrapiron IV
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Photo Date: In September 1971
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 10 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Larry Blumer and a friend (William Lear Jr?) stand next to his P-38 Lightning Scrapiron IV Reno Air Races September 1971
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Photo Date: Circa 1968
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 10 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Approximately 1968, Scrappy Larry Blumers Bardahl Lightning
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Photo Date: In 1970
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 10 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: American Hero and its Fastest Ace Scrappy Larry Blumer next to his personally owned P-38 Lightning honoring his wartime mount Scrapiron IV
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Photo Date: In August 1969
Credit: Team Blumer via Usafastestace@gmail.com Usafastestace@gmail.com
Date Uploaded: 10 July 2025
Airframe: Lockheed F-5G-6-LO Lightning, s/n 504 FAHo, c/n 422-7965, c/r N6961
Notes: Major Laurence Scrappy Blumer sits beside his personal P-38 Lightning at his hangar. Approximately August 1969, this moment marks the aircrafts transformation from the Bardahl Lightning to Scrapiron IV
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