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Closed Jim Church
"Silver Girl" unknown photo date/place
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Thanks to Sully for this information.
Of course that was
N1051S which was owned by Pete McManus S/N 45-11371. My best guess would be
Sun and Fun 1981. History is at Case # 7.
Jim
Church adds:
"Silver Girl" is sadly, no longer with us.
The aircraft was destroyed in a fatal crash in New York State in 1995. The
Mustang in question is s/n 45-11371, c/n 124-48124, registered at the time your
photo was taken as N1051S. It had served in Nicaragua as F.A.N. GN121, but was
sold back into the U.S. in 1963. It was owned for a short while in the 1980s by
Ed and Connie Bowlin. It was then sold to Jimmie McMillan, of Breckenridge,
Texas, who rebuilt it as "Sunny VIII", the mount of Eighth Air Force
ace Everett W. Stewart. The aircraft was sold to Myrick Aviation in England
soon after the rebuild, but it came back to the U.S. in 1994. The new owner,
George Krieger, died in the aircraft at an airshow after he stalled the
aircraft on approach to land after a display flight.
Sully and Jim
Church are regular contributors to this web site. Thanks to both of you for
your research.
Case Closed!
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