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42-103645 NL61429
" Tuskegee Airmen "
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P-51C-10NT |
| Serial #: |
42-103645 |
| Registry: |
NL61429 |
| Owner: |
CAF |
| Base: |
St. Paul MN |
| Status: |
Restoration |
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History / Previous Identities:
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1945: 3rd October - last flight. Surplus by USAAF
This P-51 would not fly again until complete restoration in 2001.
Donated (sold) by the USAAF to a trade school (for $1 fee) in Billings Montana where the condition diminished.
?1965: Conferderate Air Force - project shipped to Harlington TX.
1973: N9288 (Confederate Air Force)
1985: N215CA (CAF) restoration project
Project moved around between CAF units with little or no work done.
Then moved to the Southern Minnesota Wing in St. Paul, MN.
1999: restoration work became more aggresive.
2001: restoration completed
10th May 2001: 1st flight by Bob Odegaard was just about perfect.
2004: 30th May - tragic accident took the life of Don Hinz.
2004: Restoration work already in progress
2006: Restoration continues
2007: January - work cont. on the fuselage. Most skins are done, wiring is in progress, need work on the wings.
2008: work continues Red Tail
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Images of 42-103645 NL61429 " Tuskegee Airmen "
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36 pics on file: 36 here, plus 0 more on members page
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Image Credits:
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Andy Steere (# 18,19)
Dan Johnson (# 11-17)
Dave Hackett (# 1-6)
Dick Phillips - Warbird Images (# 36)
Gary Chambers (# 33-34)
James P. Church (# 28,29)
Jim Buckel (# 20-23,25)
Jim Buckel - Ron's Archive (# 27)
Steve Tourney (# 7-10)
Tom Turner (# 35)
unknown - let us know if these are your photos (# 30-32)
USAF (# 37-38)
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