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44-73656, 44-12473a N2151D
" Moonbeam McSwine "
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P-51D-25NA |
| Serial #: |
44-73656
44-12473a |
| Registry: |
N2151D |
| Owner: |
Vlado Lenoch |
| Base: |
La Grange IL |
| Status: |
Flying |
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History / Previous Identities:
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1944: Oct - Manufactured at Inglewood, Ca
1945: Mar 29 - Accepted by USAAF, via Newark NJ shipping dock to USAAF depot in Great Britain. Not assigned
1945: July - returned to USAAF depot, Newark NJ
1947: Mar 31 - to TX ANG, 182nd FS, Brooks AFB, San Antonio
1950: Nov 16 - to 136th FG, CONAC, Langley AFB, VA
1950: Dec 26 - reassigned to TAC
1951: May 03 - to CO ANG, 120th FS, Buckley Field, Denver CO
1953: Mar 31 - to MN ANG, 109th FS, St. Paul MN
1956: Dec 10 - storage at McClellan AFB, Sacramento CA
1958: Aug 17 - N5073K, sold surplus at McClellan to Delta A&E Parts Inc of N. Carolina for $1,307.50
1958: Nov - N5073K (Mike Coutches) Hayward CA
1958: Dec - sold (David Lindsay Jr. - TransFlorida Aviation) Sarasota FL
1963: sold, North Carolina
1963: sold (Howard Olsen) Midland TX, racer #1
1963: reworked by Cavalier Aircraft in Florida
1968: sold (Lefty Gardner) Galveston TX
1968: Salvadorena FAS 406 (El Salvador Air Force)
1974: Oct - N32FF (Jack Flaherty) Monterey CA, adopted 44-12473
1975: sold (Gordon Plaskett) King City CA. Restored as "Moonbeam McSwine"
1975: N2151D, won Grand Champion Warbird in Fresno CA
1976: Mar - sold, Phoenix AZ
1981: Mar - (Chris Williams) Ellensburg WA
1988: Apr - (Vlado Lenoch) LaGrange IL
1997: Reno - finished 5th in Bronze at 362 mph
1999: Reno - finished 1st in Bronze at 369 mph
2000: Reno - qualified 27th at 298 mph
Seen regularly at shows around the USA
Flies in the USAF Heritage Flights
Thanks to Vlado Lenoch for providing aircraft history
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Images of 44-73656, 44-12473a N2151D " Moonbeam McSwine "
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40 pics on file: 32 here, plus 8 more on members page
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Image Credits:
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Curtis Fowles - MustangsMustangs (# 2-3,16-17,33-37,39-41)
James P. Church (# 18-20,28,29)
Mark Kallio (# 1,4-10,14-15)
Norm Shea (# 27)
USAF (# 38)
via Vlado Lenoch (# 21,22,24)
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