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3 Recent Mystery ie 'new' Mustang Registrations/Reservations

Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:36 am

3 Recent Mystery Mustang Registrations/Reservations

1) P-51C 42-103740 N309PV c/n 103-26294 registered 21st March 2008


http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... dfind.y=16


http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/ ... n1944S.htm


"Date Aircraft Type Serial Number Sqdn Group Home Base AF Action D Pilot Country US State Location

440618 P-51C 42-103740 2FS 2ACG Cross City AAF, Cross City, FL 3 KCRW 5 Swanson, Hugo W USA FL 8 mi SE of Cross City AAF, FL "


2) P-51D 45-11479 N305PM ex RAAF A68-810 and ex FAB-501 Bolivian AF Crashed 05.09.66 c/n 124-482328 registered 14th March 2008

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=305PM

http://www.adf-serials.com/2a68.shtml

"A68-810 P-51D-25-NT Mustang IV 124-48232 45-11479 Received 3 AD ex USA on 06/09/45. Stored till issued to 78 Wing (Williamtown)
on 07/07/49. Transferred to 77 Sqn for service in Japan and Korea 14/09/50. Returned to Aust in Sept 1951 and stored at 2SD
until offered for disposal on 15/12/52. Airframe sold to US Aeronautics Corp 02/53. To Bolivian Air Force as FAB-501.
Apparently back to the USA. "


3) P-51D 44-72321 N551GP ex Sweden AF 26078 ex Dominican Republic AF 1930 C/n 122-38780 Reservered 19th March 2008

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/ ... r1945O.htm

"Date Aircraft Type Serial Number Sqdn Group Home Base AF Action D Pilot Country US State Location

450420 P-51D20 44-72321 401FS 370FG Y32 9 FLEF 3 Wingrove, Marvin V BEL Ophoven/Y-32 {E-4473}

Swedish Airforce

http://hem.passagen.se/hankri/j26sam2.htm

26078 470731 F16-gE
F16-rH
F8-gr 521031 Såld DomR 44-72321

Dominican Republic

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/america ... f-F51D.htm

"1930 122-38780 44-72321, Sweden 26078 31.10.1952 n/a "

OK can anyone add any more information?

Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:14 am

P-51D 44-72321 N551GP has now moved up to the full register (rather than just a reservation)

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... ndfind.y=9
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