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A68-175 N51DT "Slender Tender Tall"
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P-51 Survivor A68-175 N51DT
Status: Flying
NAA Type:
Serial #: A68-175
Adopted:
44-74950
Registry: N51DT
.. past:   N511D #2
  N5789
  CF-WWH
  N64824
  N20JS
  N7496W
  P-51 Mustangs Survivors  
History: A68-175 N51DT "Slender Tender Tall"
1950: Apr 12, BOC, RAAF A68-175
1959: Jan 23, RAAF, SOC
1959: Feb 13, surplus, Col Pay, Narromine NSW
1965: sale, Ed Fleming / Skyservice Aviation, Camden NSW
1967: May 01, sale, CF-WWH, John Kehler, Plumb Coulee MAN
1967: conversion, 4-place P-51! with CF-100 canopy - Bob Diemert, Carman Manitoba
1971: May 18, CF-WWH, A68-175, Ferry permit issued for Jun 17 1971 from Carman Manitoba to the USA border
1971: May 18, sale, Roslyn Pines Inc / Frank Martucci, Roslyn Heights NY
1971: May 28, reg, N64824, Roslyn Pines Inc / Frank Martucci, Roslyn Heights NY
1971: N5789, reg-ntu, rep. flown with N54789
1971: Aug 23, Letter to FAA stating that A68-175 was never formally entered into the Canadian Registry as CF-WWH
1972: Mar 09, reg, N64824, Frank Martucci, Roslyn Heights NY
1973: Jan 31, sale, N64824, Dr. Frank Guzman, W. Babylon NY
1973: Photos of 4-place P-51, N64824, while owned by Frank Guzman based at Westhampton Airport, Long Island NY
1973: Nov 08, sale, N64824, John Silberman, Sherborn MS


N6346T 44-74389
1961: N6346T, ferried Canberry MAN to Elkhart IN, stored dismantled
1963: N6346T, struck off registry, rep. sold for scrap
1975: Aug 05, paperwork from N64824 A68-175, P-51 44-74389 sold to Art Vance by John Silberman


A68-175 Adopted 44-74950, N551D
1971: Aug 25, crashed/destroyed, N511D 44-74950, owned by Mustang Pilots club
1974: Oct 21, N511D, John Silberman, Worcester MA
1975: Feb 10, N20JS, John Silberman, Tampa FL
1984: Aug 28, N20JS, sale, Selby Burch, Winter Garden FL, A68-175 aircraft w/ 44-74950 paperwork
1984: Nov 2, N7496W, reg, Selby Burch, Winter Garden FL
1993: Oct 26, N7496W, sale, RDT Aviation Corp / Dick Thurman, Raleigh NC
1993: rebuilt, Kissimmee FL, Lauderbacks found extra holes in the longerons during restoration.
1995: Apr 3, reg, Vintage War Birds Inc / Dick Thurman, Louisville KY
1995: Jun 5, N51DT, reg, Vintage War Birds Inc / Dick Thurman, Louisville KY
1999: May 4, N51DT, sale, Thomas Blair, Potomac MD
2007: Jun 13, N51DT, reg, Spitfire USA Ltd / Tom Blair, Rockville MD
2013: Sep, N51DT, sale, Open Cockpit LLC, James Goodwin, based in Sante Fe NM
2016: Jun 14, N51DT, Merlin Magic LLC

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