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NAA Type:
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Registry:
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Conv:
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Jan van der Flier
Antwerp Belgium
Flying
Antwerp Belgium
Flying
P-51D-25NA
TF-51 restoration
44-72922
PH-VDF
N7718C(#1)
N18Y
N6803T
N557W
N577WD
N93TF
TF-51 restoration
44-72922
PH-VDF
N7718C(#1)
N18Y
N6803T
N557W
N577WD
N93TF
History / Previous Identities:
1944: 44-72922 WWII Vet:
434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF "Scat VII" Maj. Robin Olds USAAF
1958: N7718C (#1), Robert Fee, TX
1958: N18Y, Larry Sheerin, TX
1958: N6803T, Robin Eschauzier, TX
1962: N577WD, William Ownes, TX
1963: Space Systems Laboratory
1967: David Lindsay, FL
1984: Gordon Plaskett, CA
1985: John Dilley - rep. built into highly modified racer Vendetta
1991: crashed
1991: Jim Shuttleworth, IN, rebuilt as TF-51D in Fort Wayne IN.
This P-51 is painted as it was in 1944
2003: 20 Feb >> A tragic accident happened this day when Jim Shuttleworth was killed when the P-51 failed to recover from an appearant spin and impacted the ground inverted with gear extended. Shuttleworth was a well respected man of his community and will be missed.
2006: rebuild underway
2007: rebuild complete! and present at the GML
2009: sold to Jan van der Flier and moved to Belgium, PH-VDF
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Curtis Fowles - MustangsMustangs
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Ron Baak
Willem Ronge
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Ron Baak
Willem Ronge
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