| Status: | Restoration |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-20NA |
| Serial #: | 44-63576 |
| Registry: | N51DH |
| .. past: | NX37492 N37492 |
1946: 26th June - sold surplus
1946: NX37492, Ron Freeman, race #37 "Wraith", then "Jay Dee"
1946: out of race, lap 2
1947: out of race, lap 6
1948: out of race, lap 18 of 20
1949: Sohio Trophy Race 6th at 373 mph - last air race
1963: N37492, Edward Fisher, Kansas City KS
1969: John Dilley, Muncie IN
1977: Max Ramsay, Johnson KS
1981: N51DH, Consolidated Airways, Fort Wayne IN
1985: Frank Stricker / Fox 51 Limited, Denton TX, restored Chino 1985/6
1986: Lewis Shaw
1986: Evergreen Heritage Collection, McMinville OR
2007?: rep. by GML 2007 name change to "Skytalker".
2013: Apr 25, N51DH, Michael King Smith Foundation
2017: Jan 17, N51DH, Falls at McMinnville LLC, West Jordan UT
2017: Jun 16, N51DH, Black Pearl 51 LLC / Louis Horschel, Buffalo NY
2019: rep. Restoration
1946: NX37492, Ron Freeman, race #37 "Wraith", then "Jay Dee"
1946: out of race, lap 2
1947: out of race, lap 6
1948: out of race, lap 18 of 20
1949: Sohio Trophy Race 6th at 373 mph - last air race
1963: N37492, Edward Fisher, Kansas City KS
1969: John Dilley, Muncie IN
1977: Max Ramsay, Johnson KS
1981: N51DH, Consolidated Airways, Fort Wayne IN
1985: Frank Stricker / Fox 51 Limited, Denton TX, restored Chino 1985/6
1986: Lewis Shaw
1986: Evergreen Heritage Collection, McMinville OR
2007?: rep. by GML 2007 name change to "Skytalker".
2013: Apr 25, N51DH, Michael King Smith Foundation
2017: Jan 17, N51DH, Falls at McMinnville LLC, West Jordan UT
2017: Jun 16, N51DH, Black Pearl 51 LLC / Louis Horschel, Buffalo NY
2019: rep. Restoration
The Last of the Wild Horses
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Chad Veich
Ron Olson Ron's Archive
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Bruce Freitas
Howard Gribble Flickr - Kid Deuce
Eric Aust
Zane Adams
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