Aircraft Photo of N51WE / NL51WE / 474960 | North American F-51D Mustang | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #799843
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N51WE
Alternate Registration:NL51WE
Alternate Serial:474960
Aircraft Original Type:North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft Generic Type:North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft Version:North American F-51D Mustang
C/n (msn):124-48312
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Dolly
Location
City / Airport:Fond du Lac - Fond du Lac CountyMap
Region / Country:Wisconsin, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KFLD   IATA: FLD   Local: FLD   Other: -
 
Photo Date:2 August 1987
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 799843
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 45-11559. Sold in 1957 and registered as N5469V in 1958 then N6451D in 1967 and to the El Salvador Air Force as FAS 401 in 1969. Returned to the USA and registered as N34FF with incorrect USAAF serial 44-11153 which was lost over Germany in 1944. Reregistered as N51WE in 1985. Crashed near College Park, PA in 1988, the owner was killed. Remains purchased in 1998. Its identity was used in the rebuild of former Indonesia Air Force F-350 c/n unknown. Reregistered as N451TB in 2000 and flew after rebuild in 2003.

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