Aussie P-51 Mustang up for sale????

[flyingheritage]

http://www.controller.com/listings/airc ... 1335d85cff

This must be a CAC version then... so not a P-51 in essence...

[Mark_Pilkington]

http://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft-for-sale/NORTH-AMERICAN-P-51-MUSTANG/1945-NORTH-AMERICAN-P-51-MUSTANG/1147803.htm?guid=857c323bb26e46d6b77e931335d85cff

This must be a CAC version then... so not a P-51 in essence...

a schizophrenic or split personality Mustang, an NA built P51-D identity that flew with the RAAF as A68-813 with suggestions its identity has been transferred later to a CAC built CA-18 A68-198?? seems to me that it is wholely and solely a CAC Built Mustang A68-198, why the inclusion of the other NA ID into the story?

From the warbirds registry here on Wix!

Serial #: 44-11483
Construction #:
124-48236
Civilian Registration:
N4674V
N7096V
Model: P-51D
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last Info: 1968
Note:
Also reported delivered to FA Boliviana as FAB 503, Feb. 1, 1955.
History:
Delivered to RAAF as A68-813.
- BOC: Sept. 1945.
- SOC: Jan. 1953.
American Aeronautics Corp, Burbank, CA Feb. 23, 1953-1956.
- Registered as N4674V, Aug. 17, 1954.
Dwight Gibson, Lo Angeles, CA, Sept. 5, 1956-1958.
- Dismantled.
Jack Wollom,/Sterling Aircraft Supply Co, Hollywood, CA, Feb. 21, 1958-1964.
- Dismantled.
Pioneer Aero Service, Burbank, CA, Dec. 1964-1968.
Leo E. Pike, Bakersfield, CA, Mar. 20, 1968-1970.
ID transferred to CA-18/A68-198.

Serial #: A68-198
Later assumed ID
45-11483/A68-813.
Construction #: 1523
Civilian Registration:
N65198
N4674V
N607D
N86JB
N286JB
F-AZIE
Model: CA-18 Mk. 22
Name: Short Fuse Salle
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2002
History:
Delivered to RAAF as A68-198.
- BOC: July 6, 1951.
- SOC: April 1958 at RAAF Tocumwal.
Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown, NSW, 1961-1968.
- Open Storage.
Arnold J. Glass, Sydney, NSW, 1966-1968.
Ed Fleming/Skyservice Aviation, Camden, NSW, 1968.
Stan Booker/Stan's Air Inc, Fresno, CA, 1968.
- Shipped to USA, noted at Bakersfield, Nov. 1969.
Joe Banducci & Elmer Rossi, Bakersfield, CA, 1968-1977.
- Registered as N65198, 1968.
- Registered as N4674, 1970.
- Adopted ID of 45-11483/A68-813/N4674V.
- Flew as race #86/"Ciuchetton".
Registration N607D reserved but not taken up.
Joe F. Banducci, Bakersfield, CA, Oct. 1977-1982.
- Registered as N86JB.
- Flew as race #86.
- Registered as N286JB, March 1982.
Don Whittington, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1983-1984.
- Used as chase plane for Piper Enforcer programme.
Frank Strickler/Fox 51 Ltd, Denton, TX, 1985-1989.
Lewis Shaw/Fox 51 Ltd, Dallas, TX, 1989-1990.
- Flew as 511483/FF-483.
Victor Haluska/Santa Monica Propeller, CA, 1991.
Flying Eagles Inc, Wilmington, DE, 1991.
Franklin Deveax/Apache Aviation, Dijon, France, May 1991.
- shipped to France from Chino, CA, 1991.
Franklin Deveax/LAFLA, Dijon-Longvic, France, Sept. 1, 1992-1996.
- Registered as F-AZIE.
- Flew as 511483/The Best Years Of Our Lives.
- Badly damaged by inflight fire, forced landing, 1993.
- Rebuilt as 415622/AJ-T/"Short Fuse Salle", 1994.
Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL, Mar. 1996.
- Registered as N286JB.
- Shipped to USA from France, Feb. 1996.
Bill Bruggeman/Ten Air, Anoke, MN, Mar. 1996-2002.
- Flown as 415622/AJ-T/"Short Fuse Salle".

Regards

Mark Pilkington

[Sully]

Additional history.


http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/p51who/83.shtml

At (that) time the FAA would not recognize or certify non-US built Mustangs in the limited category.

Sully