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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:P-51D-25-NA Mustang
    Last Military Serial:44-73822 USAAF
    Construction Number:122-40362
    Last Civil Registration:N51BS
    Latest Owner or Location:Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Bungay Norfolk

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-51D-25-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-73822.

    25 June 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL5484V (P-51D, 44-73822) issued.

    From 1963 to 1964

    To Bernard Coski, Tacoma, WA with new c/r N5484V.

    Circa 1963


    Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection

    From Circa 1963 to Circa 1964

    Crashed.
    Went down south-east of Auburn Airport, WA. (that airport no longer exists).


    Photographer: Frederick Preston


    Photographer: Frederick Preston


    Photographer: Frederick Preston

    From 1966 to 1978

    To William Myers, Ballwin/Saint Charles, MO keeping c/r N5484V.

    From 24 December 1981 to 1991

    To Henry J. Schroeder III, Danville, IL with new c/r N51BS.

    Based at Vermillion County Airport, Danville, IL.
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    Markings Applied: Lil Margaret, 5M K, 484786

    Circa 1993


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At EAA Oshkosh.c/n 124-44642

    28 September 2007


    Photographer: Jeff Hunt
    Notes: Columbus Ohio

    29 September 2007


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: GML Airshow, Columbus, OH.

    17 July 2008


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: F-6D cockpit. The camera intervalometer is located on the lower right floor. Butch Schroeders hanger in Danville, IL.

    29 July 2010


    Photographer: Todd Royer

    7 November 2017

    To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Bungay Suffolk keeping c/r N51BS.

    8 November 2017

    To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Bungay Suffolk keeping c/r N51BS.

    29 August 2018

    To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Bungay Norfolk keeping c/r N51BS.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Anthony Martinez
    Frederick Preston
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