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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:Mustang T.2
    Last Military Serial:68-15795 US
    Latest Owner or Location:Minnesota Air National Guard Museum, Minnesota ANG - 133rd AW, Minneapolis - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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    Constructed as a P-51D.
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    By 1967

    To Cavalier Aircraft Corp, Sarasota, FL.

    Converted to a Mustang T.2 by Cavalier.

    January 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 68-15795.

    Based at Edwards AFB, CA, for flight trials and as chase plane for AH-56 program.

    Fitted with 106mm recoilless rifle for evaluating weapons value in attacking fortified ground targets.

    Withdrawn from use at Edwards.

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    22 June 1976

    Loaned to RAF Museum.

    22 June 1976

    Transported by air.
    Transported from the USA to Mildenhall AFB.

    From By 1976 to By 1977

    Restored.
    Refurbished at Upper Heyford AFB.

    From November 1977 to By 1980

    Placed in storage at RAF Henlow under the ownership of the RAF Museum.

    By 6 May 2006

    Returned from loan to National Museum, the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, United States.
    Returned by RAF Museum as inappropriate for the collection.

    Loaned to MN Ang (Saint Paul), 133 MXG/CC, Saint Paul, MN.

    By 6 May 2006

    Placed on display with Minnesota Air National Guard Museum, Minnesota ANG-133rd AW, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN.
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    Markings Applied: 475024
    Displayed with a standard tailplane.

    Markings Applied: MINN ANG, 475024
    Displayed as F-51D Mustang 44-75024.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    6 May 2006


    Photographer: Bill Kistler

    10 July 2010


    Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
    Notes: This Mustang trainer is painted to represent 44-75024, which flew with the Minnesota ANG 1947 to 1955 as an all-weather interceptor.

    25 April 2015


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947 by Stephen Harding GC
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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