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44-73693 N551MB "Goldfinger"
Gary Heck,
P-51 Survivor 44-73693 N551MB
Status: Flying
NAA Type: P-51D-25NA
Serial #: 44-73693
Adopted:
44-13253
Registry: N551MB
.. past:   N6357T
  N35FF
  P-51 Mustangs Survivors  
History: 44-73693 N551MB "Goldfinger"
1947: Mar 27, landing accident, Offutt Field NE
USAF Texas ANG 182nd FS
1956: movie work "Battle Hymn"
1958: surplus, McClellan AFB Sacramento CA
1958: Nicaragua FAN GN116
1963: Sep 02, FAN GN116 SOC
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1963: N6357T, Will Martin / MACO Sales, Palos Park IL, ferry flight to USA from Nicaragua
1966: N6357T, Ron Bryant, Jacksonville Beach FL
1969: N6357T, Alvin George, Atlanta GA
1969: Jul, N6357T, Paul Finefrock, Hobart OK
1969: Salvadorena AF, FAS 408
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1974: N35FF, import, Jack Flaherty, Monterey CA, adopted 44-13253
1978: N35FF, Connie Edwards, Big Spring TX
1985: N35FF, Dick Pack / Bill Rheinschild / Al Moreno
1988: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 15th @ 393 - Silver #1 @ 414 - Bill Rheinschild
1989: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 17th @ 386 - Bronze DNF - Bill Rheinschild
1989: N35FF, Dick Pack / Bill Rheinschild
1990: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 8th @ 407 - Silver 1st @ 415 - Bill Rheinschild
1991: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 5th @ 435 - Gold 5th @ 423 - Bill Rheinschild
1992: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 5th @ 428 - Gold DNF - Bill Rheinschild
1993: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 7th @ 424 - Gold 4th @ 436 - Bill Rheinschild
1994: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 5th @ 418 - Gold 3rd @ 403 - Bill Rheinschild
1995: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 24th @ 312 - Silver 3rd @ 348 - Bill Rheinschild
1996: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 7th @ 395 - Gold DNF - Bill Rheinschild
1997: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 4th @ 413 - Gold 5th @ 412 - Bill Rheinschild
1998: N35FF, Bill Rheinschild, "Risky Business" Race #45
1998: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 5th @ 430 - Gold @ 420 - Bill Rheinschild
1999: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 10th @ 409 - Gold 4th @ 407 - Bill Rheinschild
2000: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 13th @ 405 - Gold @ 415 - Bill Rheinschild
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2002: Sep, N35FF, Reno Air Races #45 "Risky Business" - Qualified 9th @ 401 - Gold 4th @ 414 - Bill Rheinschild
2003: restoration
2006: restoration continues - polished red rudder and spinner
2014: August, flying, for sale
2015: Feb 25, N33FF, sale, Mike Brown
2015: Aug, modifications, new paint: gold wings and spinner at Airmotive Specialties Inc, Salinas CA
2016: Jul 16, first-flight, Salinas CA - Dan Vance
2017: Sep 12, N35FF, reg, Mustang Sally LLC, Carson City NV
2019: Jun 06, N551MB, airworthiness cert
2022: Feb 12, N551MB, Gary Heck, Guerneville CA, Will Whiteside pilot
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Thanks to Bill Rheinschild for help on the history

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