| Status: | Flying |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-30NT |
| Serial #: | 45-11526 |
| Registry: | VH-FST |
| .. past: | |
1980: John Seevers, Clovis CA, restoration project from central Cal.
Fuselage had forklift holes, all longerons corroded. Seevers, a mechanical engineer, constructed new longerons and used this aircraft as a template for future new built longerons.
1999: shipped to Australia for completion
1999: VH-FST, Bill Wyllie, Perth Australia
1999: restored by Rob Poynton / Panama Jacks, Australia
2001: first flight as "The Flying Undertaker"
2005: VH-FST, Tony Raftis, Melboune VIC
2006: May 31, VH-FST, Peter Croser / Mike Aitchison, Melboune VIC
2008: suffered gear up landing, repaired Point Cook
2013: VH-FST, Pay Collection, Scone NSW
2016: May, VH-FST, Flight Dynamics Pty Ltd, Brisbane QLD Australia
The Last of the Wild Horses
P-51 Survivors book featuring images from Dick Phillips and John Dienst, with Mark Phillips.
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Thank you!
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Ian Woods
Greg Meechan
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Nicolai Musante
Chris Finney Airliners.net
Ian Woods
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