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P-51D "Flying Dutchman" Location: Unknown Photographer: Steve Nation Registration Info: USAAF Serial# 44-13500 History: Serial #: A68-100 Construction #: 1425 Civil Registration: VH-BOW NL51AB Model: CA-18 Mustang Mk. 21 Name: Flying Dutchman Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002 History: Delivered to RAAF as A68-100. - BOC: Nov. 6, 1947 - SOC: April 1958 at RAAF Tocumwal. A.J.R. "Titus" Oates, Sydney, Australia, Apr. 23, 1958-1960. Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown, New South Wales, 1960-1967. - Registration VH-BOW reserved but not taken up, Aug. 25, 1961. - Modified for high altitude survey flights, ending March 1, 1962. - First flight, Dec. 8, 1961. Ed Fleming/Skyservice Aviation, Camden, New South Wales, 1967. L. James Ausland, Seattle, WA, Nov. 20, 1967. - Shipped to Seattle. - Rebuilt 1968-1971. - Adopted id 44-14777/N51AB. L. James Ausland/Sports Air, Seattle, WA, July 1971. - Registered as NL51AB Joe Arnold, Greenville, MS, Feb. 20, 1974. Robby R. Jones, Minter City, MO, Aug. 25, 1975-1989. Norman Lewis/Lewis Aviation/Kentucky Aviation Museum, Louisville, KY, 1990-1999. - Flew as 414777/J-RR/Miss Escort. Inpatient Dental Service, Ashland OR, Feb. 3, 1999-2002. - Flown as the 413500/HL-N/Flying DUTCHMAN. Sources: Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org Steve Nation |
