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Constructed as a P-51D-30-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA. |
1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-11559. |
18 September 1947 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 45-11559. |
1948 |
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Redesignated as F-51D. |
1957 |
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Sold surplus for $826.26. |
11 December 1957 |
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To American Aircraft Sales, Hayward, CA. |
28 April 1958 |
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To Don Byrne/Dennis Byrne, San Francisco, CA with new c/r N5469V. |
17 September 1960 |
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To American Aircraft Sales, Hayward, CA keeping c/r N5469V. |
20 December 1961 |
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To Walt Baxter, Billings, MT keeping c/r N5469V. |
14 May 1962 |
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To American Aircraft Sales, Hayward, CA keeping c/r N5469V. |
17 October 1962 |
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To Jim Tregoning, Bakersfield, CA keeping c/r N5469V. |
1966 |
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To Cavalier Burford Co International Corp, Maysville, OK. |
9 June 1966 |
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To American Aircraft Sales, Hayward, CA keeping c/r N5469V. |
31 August 1966 |
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To Cavalier Burford Company International/Chas E Burford, Maysville, OK keeping c/r N5469V. |
25 September 1967 |
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To Air Services Inc, Addison, TX keeping c/r N5469V. |
15 December 1967 |
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To Gary Levitz, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N5469V.
Marked with red w/white center and black/white accents on vertical and wingtips. |
27 December 1967 |
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To Gary Levitz, Dallas, TX with new c/r N6451D. |
30 April 1968 |
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To Volkmer Manfacturing Co/Leo Volkmer, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N6451D. |
1968 |
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Remanufactured as a Mustang T.2 by Cavalier. |
Circa 1968 |
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Photographer: JM Bryant
Notes: Addison Airport, Addison, Dallas County, Texas |
July 1969 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Salvadorenais with s/n 401 {2}.
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1974 |
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Paperwork accidentally swapped between this aircraft and N34FF, so adopted s/n 44-11153, an aircraft with 328th FS, 352nd FG lost 11/2/44 when pilot bailed out north of Merseburg, Germany after downing Bf.109G-6, and became POW. |
20 December 1974 |
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To Howard Development Co/Don Plumb/Will P Edwards Jr/Wilson C Edwards, Big Springs, TX with new c/r N30FF. |
1975 |
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Restored.
Markings Applied: 5-11559
Finished in USAF markings and fitted with underwing drop tanks. |
2 June 1975 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL30FF (F-51D, 44-11153) issued. |
1975 |
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First post-restoration Flight. |
11 March 1976 |
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To Howard Development Co/Will P Edwards Jr/Wilson C Edwards, Big Springs, TX keeping c/r N30FF. |
15 March 1976 |
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To William Roberts, Sanford, FL keeping c/r N30FF. |
4 March 1977 |
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To Ward Wilkin, Linden, IN keeping c/r N30FF. |
May 1977 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Rickenbacker AFB, OH, Memorial Day weekend air show. |
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Parts and ID transferred to N451TB restoration. |
17 April 1978 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL30FF (F-51D, 45-11559) issued. |
By 8 October 1978 |
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Markings Applied: U.S.AIR FORCE, USAF 5-11559 |
8 October 1978 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: On display at the 1978 Confederate Air Force Airshow at Harlingen, Texas. |
28 July 1979 |
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Photographer: Paul Thallon
Notes: 1979 photo at Oshkosh WI - of a North American P-51D Mustang |
From 8 March 1980 to 1995 |
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To Midwest Aviation Museum/Henry J. Schroeder, Danville, IL keeping c/r N30FF. |
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Markings Applied: North American Maid, U.S.AIR FORCE, USAF 5-11559 |
12 June 1982 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Chicago Midway Airport, IL |
4 June 1983 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Waukegan, IL |
9 March 1995 |
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To Warbird Operators Inc/Paul Romine, Indianapolis, IN keeping c/r N30FF. |
17 June 1995 |
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To Gardner Capital Management/Max Chapman, New York, NY keeping c/r N30FF. |
From 20 June 1995 to 1996 |
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Contracted to Fort Wayne Air Service/John E Dilley, Fort Wayne IN for work on the airframe. |
Circa 2006 |
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Photographer: Jeff Hunt |
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At this point the components of this airframe went into the restoration of a newly built fuselage.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier  |
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Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection
Notes: Photographed at Chino, CA. |
