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44-72934 XB-HVL "Shangri-La"
Humberto Lobo, Monterey Mexico
P-51 Survivor 44-72934 XB-HVL
Status: Flying
NAA Type: P-51D-25NA
Serial #: 44-72934
Registry: XB-HVL
.. past:   N513PA (#2)
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History: 44-72934 XB-HVL "Shangri-La"

198?: Gordon Plaskett / Merlin Aircraft Ltd, King City CA
1987: Jan 29, sale, Elmer Ward / Pioneer Aero Service Inc, Chino CA
1991: Feb 09, N351PA, reg, Elmer Ward / Pioneer Aero Service Inc, Chino CA
1991: Apr 05, N513PA, reg, Elmer Ward / Pioneer Aero Service Inc, Chino CA
1991: Jun 26, N513PA, airworthiness, earliest Airworthiness Certificate on record
1991: Dec 06, N513PA, sale, Doug Arnold, Switzerland, rep. stored in West Virginia
1994: May 05, N513PA, cancellation, for export to UK (stayed U.S.)
1996: Feb 06, N513PA, sale, J. Martell / Ice Strike Corp, Dover DE
1996: Feb 23, N513PA, reinstated, J. Martell / Ice Strike Corp, Dover DE
1996: Sep 27, N513PA, sale, Robert Shaver / Classic Air Services Inc, Rio Grande NJ
1996: Oct 04, N513PA, reg, Robert Shaver / Classic Air Services Inc, Rio Grande NJ
1996: Nov 21, N513PA, sale, Humberto Lobo, Monterey Mexico
1996: Nov 22, N513PA, deregistered, for export to Mexico
1997: XB-HVL, Humberto Lobo, Monterey Mexico
1999: present at the GML Kissimmee FL. Rarely seen in the U.S.
2007: present at the GML Columbus OH. A crowd favorite.

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