Mustang ID Help Needed for Petie 2nd

[mrhenniger]

An assistant editor asked me for some help on the ID of this Mustang...

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North AmericanA-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer, s/n 44-72942 USAAF, c/n 122-39401, c/r N5427V

...the concern is we may not have the correct ID.

His comments were...

USCR says -72942, as does Mustangs, but Goodall (edit: WD6) says it should be -74942 Which would you go with?

My copy of Paul Coggan's Mustang Survivors is in storage right now. Does anyone here have a copy they get get their hands on? I think Mr. Coggan was an authority on the subject.

Mike

[Ew51]

Hi Mike,

Warbirds Directory 3rd Edition edited by Paul Coggan June 1996
44-72942 N5427V
1. Robert Fulton Co, Newtown CT 63/83
2. Gordon W Plaskett, King City CA 83/85
(rest King City, ff 85 as 414151/Petie 2nd)
3. Anthony A. Buechler, Elm Grove WI 9.85/96
(prev reported as 44-74942)

Mustang Survivors by Paul Coggan 1987
44-72942 N5427V Anthony A Buechler

Take care,

Eric
N926EW
44-72299

[Jerry O'Neill]

Eric has it nailed. Fulton's P-51D was pretty stock and NOT involved with any Enforcer program. It lived 20 miles from me for most of my life!
Jerry

[mrhenniger]

Thanks gents!

Mike