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45-11507 N921
" Cripes a Mighty 3rd "
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P-51D-30NT |
| Serial #: |
45-11507 |
| Registry: |
N921 |
| Owner: |
Kermit Weeks |
| Base: |
Polk City FL |
| Status: |
Flying |
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History / Previous Identities:
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1945: RNZAF put into storage upon arrival
1952: RNZAF activated as NZ2417
1955: RNZAF stored again
1958: offered by NZ gov., sold. Wings torched off for trasportation.
1964: ZK-CCG, restored with parts from NZ2409 (45-11499) flew very little for 4 years
1968: storage till 1973
1974: N921 shipped to USA painted "Cripes A Mighty 3rd", sold (Gene Stocker '75)
1978: storage (Von Weeks Flugwerke Inc.)
1982: start complete restoration
1983: (Weeks Air Museum)
1992: hurricane damage, repaired '93/94 in Salinas, CA, (Cal Pacific)
1999: Restoration finished, flew in Feb.99
1999: Oshkosh Champion
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Images of 45-11507 N921 " Cripes a Mighty 3rd "
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69 pics on file
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Image Credits:
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Bill Scheuerman
Bob Groenendijk - Airliners.net
Curtis Fowles - MustangsMustangs
Floyd Fowles
Jim Koepnick - EAA
via Joe Noah - Preddy Foundation and Jim Sterling at Web-birds.com
Norm Shea
Sid Roberts via Chris Luvara - Stick and Rudder Photo
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