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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:P-51D-20-NT Mustang
    Last Military Serial:38 {1}
    Construction Number:122-31590
    Last Civil Registration:N251L
    Latest Owner or Location:N251L Llc, Granite Falls, MN

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    Dates

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    Constructed as a P-51D-20-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-63864.

    19 December 1960

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL42805 (P-51D, 44-63864) issued.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Flygvapnet with s/n 26158.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with s/n 38 {1}.
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    To unknown owner with c/r 4X-AIM.

    24 April 1987

    To unknown owner with c/r SE-BKG (NORTH AMERICAN P-51D, 44-63864).

    To unknown owner with c/r G-CBNM.

    To Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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    Photographer: Collect-Air Photos

    4 March 1992

    To Kenneth A. Hake, Tipton, KS with new c/r N42805.

    16 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

    25 August 1996


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 1996 photo taken at Ljungbyhed, Sweden. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    18 February 1998

    To Kenneth A. Hake, Tipton, KS keeping c/r N42805.

    To unknown owner with c/r SE-BKG.

    29 April 2002

    To Patina Ltd, Jersey with new c/r G-CBNM (NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG, 44-63864).

    14 October 2005

    To Ron J. Fagen, Granite Falls, MN with new c/r N42805.

    20 August 2006


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Named Twilight Tear at The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK

    8 October 2006


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: Duxford Autumn Air Show 2006

    28 September 2007


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


    Photographer: Unknown

    30 October 2008

    Civil registration, G-CBNM, cancelled.

    16 April 2010

    To N251 Llc, Granite Falls, MN keeping c/r N42805.

    16 April 2010

    To N251L Llc, Granite Falls, MN with new c/r N251L.

    Circa 25 January 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for N251L (P-51D, 44-63864) issued.

    25 January 2011

    To N251L Llc, Granite Falls, MN keeping c/r N251L.
    Civil registration reserved.

    4 April 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX251L (P-51D, 44-63864) issued.

    7 April 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL251L (P-51D, 44-63864) issued.

    Operated by Fagen Fighters WW2 Museum/Ron Fagen, Granite Falls, MN.
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    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL42805 (P-51D, 44-63864) issued.

    27 August 2019

    To N251L Llc, Granite Falls, MN keeping c/r N251L.

    29 November 2023


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Notes: Application of Twilight Tear has been changed.

    29 November 2023


    Photographer: Max Sabin


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    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    AMCAR
    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Swedish Transport Agency

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