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The North American P-51 Mustang
    43-25147       N487FS     " Princess Elizabeth "    
P-51 Mustang 43-25147 Type: P-51C-10NT
Serial #: 43-25147
Registry: N487FS
Owner: Jim Beasley Jr.
Base: Philadelphia PA
Status: Flying
   << Prev. Survivor This P-51 Survivor Page last updated:    
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History / Previous Identities:

 
    197?: Restoration as "Shangri-La", Pete Regina
06/11/81: Test flown by Dave Zeuschel
1982: First B model to race at Reno Air Races since '48
1986: The Believer, racer # 97, Joseph Kasparoff
1996: Princess Elizabeth, Stephen Grey, The Fighter Collection - England
1997 June: P-51 is crated and shipped to England.
1998 July: Disassembly and parts inspection begins.
1998 November: P-51 shipped back to US for further restoration work.
2002: shipped back to England for assembly
will probably be painted as before "Princess Elizabeth"
2005: first flight and seen in the summer skies of the UK
2006: December, Jim Beasley (owner of P-51s "Bald Eagle" and "Frenesi") has purchased this beautiful P-51C. It will be shipped to the U.S. in early 2007 and hopefully flying by March.
2007: Delays by the FAA and paperwork kept the P-51C grounded until late May 2007, but she is at her new home in Pennsylvania. Congrats to Jim Beasley for bringing her back home.


 
      Images of     43-25147     N487FS     " Princess Elizabeth "
43 pics on file: 30 here, plus 13 more on members page

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      Image Credits:
 
Anthony Taylor   (# 30-31)
Ben Rogers - Duxford.org   (# 3,8-11)
Brian Emch   (# 23)
Curtis Fowles - MustangsMustangs   (# 1,12,37,39,42,44,46,49,50)
Gareth Horne - website   (# 32-33)
Jenny Coffey - Airliners.net   (# 34-36)
Peter Evans   (# 17-19)
Phillip Treweek - Kiwi Aircraft Images   (# 13,15)
Steve Huckvale   (# 25)
Ted Quackenbush   (# 28-29)


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