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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:TF-51D Mustang
    Last Military Serial:39 IDF
    Construction Number:122-41399
    Last Civil Registration:N7097V
    Compressed ID:NA TF-51D sn 39 IDF cn 122-41399 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Greenham Common Airport, Greenham, Berkshire - West, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-51D-30-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-74859.

    Markings Applied: Royal Canadian Air Force


    Photographer: Department of Nation Defense (Canada)

    10 January 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 9257 as a Mustang IV.

    Transferred to Uplands.

    9 November 1951

    Crashed.
    Crashed at Carlton Place, ON. Evaluated as Category A.

    17 November 1951

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Transported by ship.
    Sent to Israel with other damaged RCAF Mustangs.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Israeli Defense Force with s/n 39.
    Can you confirm this airframe was assigned this IDF serial? If so please share your information with Aerial Visuals.

    By 1964

    To Sterling Aircraft Supply.

    2 December 1964

    To Pioneer Aero Service, Burbank, CA with new c/r N7097V.

    From By 1978 to By 1990

    To Pioneer Aero Service, Chino, CA keeping c/r N7097V.
    Placed in storage.

    From By 1988 to By 1990

    Restored as a TF-51D.
    Markings Applied: 473871
    The work was carried out at Chino, CA.

    From 1990 to By 1992

    To Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd/Douglas W. Arnold, Biggin Hill, UK keeping c/r N7097V.

    By 1992

    Placed in storage at Bournemouth, UK.

    By 2003

    Placed in storage at North Weald.

    The ID was used to register another P-51, RAAF A68-187 c/r N50FS.

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Greenham Common Airport, Greenham, Berkshire-West, England.
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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Canadian Military Aircraft - Serials and Photographs by J. A. Griffin
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    United Kingdom Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    James Craik

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