P | 5 1 M U S T A N G S F O R D M U S T A N G S P | 5 1 M U S T A N G S	MustangsMustangs   >   P-51 Mustang   >   Survivors   >   44-74391         P-51 Home       Forums       P-51 News       Specifications       Production       Accidents       P-51 Variants       P-51 PastPaint       P-51 Who?       Links       P-51 Gear       Search       Contact     P-51 Images       Military       Survivors       Air 2 Air       Black & White       P-51 Shows       Mustangs x2       Wallpapers       Warbirds       Use Guidelines     Survivors       The P-51 List       A-36       P-51A       P-51B/C       P-51D Home         44-13253         44-72000         44-73000         44-74000         44-75000         Misc.       P-51K       P-51H       Cavalier       Commonwealth     P-51 Aces       WWII Aces       Top Aces       Ace In A Day     P-51 Who?       Unsolved       Recent           44-74391       N351MX     " February "     Type: P-51D-30NA Serial #: 44-74391 Registry: N351MX Owner: Woods Aviation LLC Base: Prescott AZ Status: Flying    << Prev. Survivor     Next Survivor >>        History / Previous Identities:       1945: 23 May - accepted to the USAAF 1945: stored in New Jersey at the 4003rd AAF Base Unit ATC 1947: February - 4121st AAF Base Unit AMC, Kelly AFB Texas 1948: January - 113th FS, Indiana ANG, Stout Field, Indianapolis 1950: October - 156th FS, North Carolina ANG, Charlotte NC 1950: November - 123rd FBW TAC, Goodman AFB Kentucky 1951: December - 146th FBW TAG, George AFB California 1953: January - 21st FBS TAG, George AFB California 1953: May - 124th FBS, CA ANG, George AFB 1955: June - 169th FBS, IL ANG, Greater Peoria Airport 1956: October - storage at McClellan AFB, Sacramento CA 1958: April - dropped from USAF inventory 1958: Purchased from USAF by Guatemalan AF as FAG 351 1972: N38229 (Don Hull) 1978: (Connie Edwards) 2000: (Heber Costello, then Chris Woods) 2001: N351MX (Chris Woods) restoration 2003: February - first flight by Art Vance 2003: 29th March - Informal gathering of friends and veterans at Chris Wood's hangar to honor Jim Brooks, who flew "February" in the ETO during WWII. Brooks tallied 13.5 air victories with 2 more probable. He was assigned to the 307th FS in the 31st FG of the 15th AF on 30th March 1944. His first kill was 18th May 1944, a Romanian IAR 80 (FW 190 replica), and his last kill was on 29th August 1944, (2) Me109's. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. Brooks is a delightful man to talk to and still very sharp and has a great memory of past events. He put his life on the line during WWII for us. Hopefully this beautifully restored P-51 will spark interest and inform many of the gallant service he gives to his country. He is retired now, in his 80's, and still very happy to tell us about his experiences in the war - keeping alive the legacy of a great generation. I know that I speak for many when I say "thank you". There were also other WWII veterans, a P-51 pilot, a B-17 pilot were among the gathering - thank you to all of them. Thanks to Chris Woods for choosing this paint scheme to honor a man he has known for many years.         Images of     44-74391     N351MX     " February " 58 pics on file       Image Credits:   Curtis Fowles - MustangsMustangs     Steve Williams - Airliners.net     Need to use any of over 6000 images at MustangsMustangs? Please read our Image Use Guidelines.   F O R D M U S T A N G S P | 5 1 M U S T A N G S | MustangsMustangs | P-51 Home | Survivors | Pictures | Forum | Aces | contact | THANK YOU! to everyone who helps keep the P-51 (and this website) flying. Copyright © 2009     MustangsMustangs       Thu Mar 19 21:55:59 PDT 2009	F O R D M U S T A N G S P | 5 1 M U S T A N G S F O R D M U S T A N G S