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Constructed as a P-51K-10-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA. |
Circa 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-12139. |
1947 |
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To Budd Marks with new c/r N40055.
Purchased from disposals for $1,333. |
By 1948 |
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Operated by Civil Air Patrol, Port Huron, MI. |
March 1948 |
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To Edmund Lunken keeping c/r N40055. |
From 7 December 1948 to By 1950 |
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To Wilson V. Newhall, Harvey, IL keeping c/r N40055. |
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Converted to a TP-51K. |
From 3 September 1949 to 5 September 1949 |
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Raced as #65.
Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Tinnerman Trophy race. The primary pilot was Wilson V Newhall. Qualified in 3rd place with an average speed of 387.402 mph. Raced in the B Feature race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 379.735 mph. |
1949 |
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Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection |
1949 |
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Photographer: Fred Buehl
Notes: Wilson Newhall flew this P-51 Mustang in the 1949 Cleveland Air Races. He was a colonel in the Air Force at the time I believe. He had flown a P-63 Kingcobra at previous events. I believe this is a P-51K. Others can correct me if I am incorrect. |
From 3 September 1949 to 5 September 1949 |
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Raced as #65.
Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Thompson Trophy Reciprocating Division race. The primary pilot was Wilson V Newhall. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 387.402 mph. Raced in the B Feature race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 372.320 mph. |
Circa 3 September 1949 |
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Photographer: Dick Phillips Warbird Images Col.
Notes: Photographed at the National Air Races in Cleveland, OH. |
September 1950 |
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To Jack B. Hardwick, El Monte, CA keeping c/r N40055. |
From October 1950 to 1952 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Israeli Defense Force with s/n 2316. |
12 April 1951 |
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Civil registration, N40055, cancelled. |
15 December 1952 |
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Crashed.
Reported crashed and destroyed in Israel. |
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The ID of this airframe was latter adopted by USAAF s/n 44-12852 c/r N90613. It is assumed the paperwork from an earlier point in time for this airframe was used to register 44-12852, and nothing of this airframe actually survived to be restored as a project in itself.
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