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45-11558 N514DK
DK Warbirds, Las Vegas NV
P-51 Survivor 45-11558 N514DK
Status: Flying
NAA Type: P-51D-30NT
Serial #: 45-11558
Registry: N514DK
.. past:   N6175C
  N151BJ
  P-51 Mustangs Survivors  
History: 45-11558 N514DK
195?: WIS NG service
1957: surplus, McClellan AFB Sacramento CA
1957: Sep 20, N6175C, sale, The Philips Corp, San Francisco CA
1957: Nov 04, N6175C, sale, E.D. Weiner, Los Angeles CA
1958: Jan 15, N6175C, sale, Graubart Aviation Inc, Chicago IL
1959: Jun 01, N6175C, sale, Trans Florida Aviation, Sarasota FL
1962: Apr 02, N6175C, sale, Robert Longyear, New Cumberland PA
1962: Jun 16, N6175C, sale, Graubart Aviation Inc, Valparaiso IN, from Robert Longyear
1962: Jul 30, N6175C, sale, Graubart Aviation Inc, Valparaiso IN, from James Searcy
1962: Nov 27, N6175C, sale, Aerodynamics Inc., Pontiac MI, from Graubart Aviation Inc
1965: Jul 21, N6175C, transfer, ADI Aviation Distributors Inc, Pontiac MI, from Aerodynamics Inc
1965: Oct 29, N6175C, sale, Jack Adams Aircraft Sales Inc, Walls MS
1965: Nov 12, N6175C, sale, James Gorman / Mickey Rupp, Mansfield OH
1967: Mar 16, N6175C, crashed, Cleremont GA, forced landing - major damage - Robert Shaver pilot
1967: rebuild, using 44-74829 and 44-73822 parts
1967: Sep 26, N6175C, sale, John Dilley, Auburn IN
1973: Jan 10, N6175C, sale, Max Ramsey, Johnson KS
1977: Feb 08, N6175C, sale, Johnny Rutherford, Fort Worth TX
1982: N6175C, sale, Mark Clark / Courtesy Aircraft, Rockford IL
1983: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 11th @ 398 - Silver 2nd @ 397 - Skip Holm
1983: N6175C, sale, Joseph Kasparoff, Montebello CA, "The Healer" race# 44
1984: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "Super K" - Qualified 12th @ 393 - Silver 1st @ 371 - Skip Holm
1985: Sep 06, crashed, Van Nuys, take-off, repaired using parts of 44-73574
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1986: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 17th @ 372 - Silver 3rd @ 383 - Skip Holm
1987: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 19th @ 358 - Bronze 3rd @ 315 - Skip Holm
1988: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 28th @ 357 - Bronze 7th @ 321 - Skip Holm
1989: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 29th @ 336 - Bronze 1st @ 356 - Skip Holm
1990: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 25th @ 342 - Bronze 3rd @ 333 - Skip Holm
1991: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 21st @ 351 - Bronze 2nd @ 330 - Skip Holm
1992: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 20th @ 366 - Silver 7th @ 337 - Skip Holm
1993: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 17th @ 361 - Silver 8th @ 311 - Skip Holm
1994: Sep, N6175C, Reno Air Races #39 "The Healer" - Qualified 14th @ 360 - Silver 4th @ 343 - Skip Holm
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1996: Feb 20, sale, N6175C, Bill Jones, Sun Valley CA
1996: May, reg, N151BJ, Bill Jones, Sun Valley CA
1997: ground-loop
1998: gear up landing
1999: Sep 08, N151BJ, sale, DK Warbirds / Dick Pack / Kevin LaRosa, Las Vegas NV
2000: May 31, N514DK, reg, DK Warbirds / Dick Pack / Kevin LaRosa, Las Vegas NV
2012: incident, landing - nose skid at Van Nuys CA, repaired
2023: Apr 14, N514DK, reg, DK Warbirds / Dick Pack / Kevin LaRosa, Las Vegas NV

The Last of the Wild Horses

P-51 Survivors book featuring images from Dick Phillips and John Dienst, with Mark Phillips. To order, goto The Last of the Wild Horses. You can order online. Price is $100 for pages and pages of P-51 Survivor history and photos. Over 2,500 photos! The late Dick Phillips shared hundreds of his P-51 images with us at MustangsMustangs over the last 25 years. If you can, help support his life-long passion. I recently ordered my copy.

Thank you!
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