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Jack Cook
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Serial Number 44-64005 Type Registration Corporation
Manufacturer Name NORTH AMERICAN Certificate Issue Date 05/05/2007
Model F-51D Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine Reciprocating
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 51457522
MFR Year 1960 Fractional Owner NO


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Name SKYFIRE CORP
Street 1220 N MARKET ST STE 606
City WILMINGTON State DELAWARE Zip Code 19801-2598
County NEW CASTLE
Country UNITED STATES


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Engine Manufacturer PKRD-ROLL Classification Limited
Engine Model V1650 SERIES Category Limited
A/W Date 03/22/1963
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Can't remember the last time I saw black exhaust shrouds....

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Can't remember the last time I saw black exhaust shrouds....

I don't think they are black. Maybe stock and not polished. Princess was like that as well as 1 on Bald Eagle.
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It just looks old, tired, unkept and sad :?

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I worked on it several years ago, in Cape Girardeau, MO. Mike Burke was flying it for Mark Clark, who had just sold it to a "collector" in England. Mike had a mag go bad on him enroute, so he landed in Cape. They called me to come help 'em out, and with Mike and I working together, along with Mike George supplying parts, we got it going in a day or two. So, to my knowledge (and fading memory), it made the trip to the East Coast, where it was supposedly shipped over to Merry Ol' England.

I was told that that airplane was indeed THE Mary Mine and was more or less one of the few true P-51 vets out there. Don't flame me for that if I'm wrong, I'm just going by what I was told. But please, correct me if the facts aren't right.

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Correct Gary except it's in PA, US of A.

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I thought she was at Greenham Common in the UK - believed to be owned by Dave Arnold (son of Doug).

She is indeed the only surviving original 361st FG machine from WW2 - it was delivered to the group in mid-1944 & was assigned to the 376th FS & became the aircraft of Lt. George R. Vanden Heuvel. He named it 'Mary Mine' and claimed 9 'kills.'

Anymore information on its whereabouts much appreciated.

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Wasn't there another photo here recently of the dismantled a/c, shortly after arrival in the US?

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And now for your next task Jack, see if you can track down the locations of the other airframes registered to the same owner! :wink:
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Any photo's of it in World War 2 while in the 361st FG?

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And now for your next task Jack, see if you can track down the locations of the other airframes registered to the same owner!

Actually I can do better than just PA :shock:

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jasonp51d wrote:
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She is indeed the only surviving original 361st FG machine from WW2 - it was delivered to the group in mid-1944 & was assigned to the 376th FS & became the aircraft of Lt. George R. Vanden Heuvel. He named it 'Mary Mine' and claimed 9 'kills.'



Ooo, now I'm feeling warm and fuzzy! :lol:
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