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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:9246 RCAF
    Construction Number:122-40519
    Latest Owner or Location:Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, London, London, England

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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 44-73979.

    6 December 1950

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 9246.

    1951

    Transferred to No 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, ON.

    Transferred to No 402 Squadron (Auxiliary), Stevenson Field (Winnipeg), MB.

    Transferred to No 420 Squadron (Auxiliary), RCAF Station Crumlin, ON.

    15 May 1951

    Damaged.
    Evaluated as Cat B and grounded.

    15 May 1951

    Struck off Strength/Charge.

    9 May 1955

    New serial number assigned: A612 RCAF

    9 May 1955

    Transferred to College Militaire Royale, Saint. Jean, QC.

    By 1960

    Transferred to RCAF Saint. Jean, QC.
    Operated with markings: 9246, 612
    Displayed as a gate guard.

    From 1968 to By 1989

    To Imperial War Museum, Duxford.

    1975


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: 1975 photo at Duxford

    27 September 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: P-51D Mustang as 44-72258 Big Beautiful Doll at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford in the Summer of 1976.

    From Unknown to October 1973

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: Big Beautiful Doll, WZ I, 472258
    Restored to static display condition.

    1989

    To Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, London, London, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    2007


    Photographer: Andy West

    8 December 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: One of only 3 aircraft left at the IWM at Lambeth in December 2012

    8 December 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: One of only 3 aircraft left at the IWM at Lambeth in December 2012

    2014

    Markings Applied: 411631 / Etta Jeanne II
    Painted to represent the colours worn by 44-11631 which ditched in the North Sea 29 December 1944.

    5 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Imperial War Museum, Duxford restoration shop. The new markings are to be 82d FS, 78th FG, MX-V Etta Jeanne II as flown by Capt. Huie H. Lamb, Jr. The shops goal was to have the airplane ready for display by Octobet 2014.

    5 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Imperial War Museum, Duxford restoration shop. The new markings are to be 82d FS, 78th FG, MX-V Etta Jeanne II as flown by Capt. Huie H. Lamb, Jr. The shops goal was to have the airplane ready for display by Octobet 2014.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Wrecks and Relics
    Internet Sources
     Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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