1951: RCAF 9283, Jan 23 1951 -- Apr 29 1958
1952: Mar 28, RCAF 9283, crash, Cat B, RCAF Trenton Station
1958: N6322T, James Defuria / Fred Ritts / Intercontinental Airways, Canastota NY
1960: N6322T, Aero Enterprises, Elkhart IN
1962: N6322T, Eastern Truck Rentals, Lowell MA
1963: N6322T, Aero Enterprises, Elkhart IN
1964: N6322T, James Vandeveer, Dallas TX
1965: N6322T, John Peters, Norwood CO
1965: Sep 21, N6322T, gear collapsed on take-off, Grand Junction CO
1966: N6322T, Stanley Kurzet, Covina CA
1967: Apr 27, US Army Aviation Material Command, Edwards AFB, modified by Cavalier Aircraft to F-51 Mustang II then flew as chase plane for helicopter programs
Larry Kline, retired USAF pilot was a civilian Chase Pilot and the last to fly the P-51 in service before being ferried to Alabama.
1978: Feb 07, ferry flight, US Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker AL
The Last of the Wild Horses
P-51 Survivors book featuring images from Dick Phillips and John Dienst, with Mark Phillips.
To order, goto The Last of the Wild Horses. You can order online.
Price is $100 for pages and pages of P-51 Survivor history and photos. Over 2,500 photos!
The late Dick Phillips shared hundreds of his P-51 images with us at MustangsMustangs over the last 25 years. If you can, help support his life-long passion. I recently ordered my copy.
Thank you!
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