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42-103645 N61429 "Tuskegee Airmen"
CAF, St. Paul MN
P-51 Survivor 42-103645 N61429
Status: Repairs
NAA Type: P-51C-10NT
Serial #: 42-103645
Registry: N61429
.. past:   N9288
  N215CA
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History: 42-103645 N61429 "Tuskegee Airmen"
1945: Oct 3, last flight - Surplus by USAAF
This P-51 would not fly again until complete restoration in 2001.
Donated/sold by the USAAF to a trade school for $1 fee in Billings Montana where the condition diminished.

1965?: Confederate Air Force, project shipped to Harlington TX.
1973: N9288, Confederate Air Force
1985: N215CA, Confederate Air Force, restoration project
Project moved around between CAF units with little or no work done.
Then moved to the Southern Minnesota Wing in St. Paul, MN.
1999: restoration work became more aggressive.
2001: April 26, N61429, American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland TX
2001: May 10, restoration completed, 1st flight by Bob Odegaard was just about perfect.
2004: May 30, tragic accident took the life of Don Hinz.
2004: Restoration work already in progress
2006: Restoration continues
2007: January, work cont. on the fuselage. Most skins are done, wiring is in progress, need work on the wings.
2008: work continues Red Tail
2009: May - Amazing work and dedication puts this P-51 back in the air!
Congrats to the CAF!
2015: Feb 03, N215CA, gear-up landing, pilot ok, Dallas Executive Airport
2016: Dec 01, N215CA, repairs done except paint, flight by Doug Rozendaal
2021: Nov 06, gear malfunction, collapse on landing, Tallahassee FL

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Image Credits:
  Dave Hackett    
  Dan Johnson    
  Andy Steere    
  James P. Church    
  Gary Chambers    
  Tom Turner    
  Dick Phillips   Warbird Images  
  USAF    
  Steve Tourney    
  Jim Buckel    
  Jim Buckel   Ron's Archive  
  John Terrell    
  Ron Baak   Ron Baak  
  Bill Scheuerman    
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