1944: Dec 12, landing accident - pilot Robert L Vaughn - Brownsville AFB TX
1945: Jun 22, landing accident - pilot Lyon D Askins - Greenwood AAF, MS
19??: Jack Hardwick, El Monte CA
1978: John Paul
1985: restoration with P-51C parts began
1990: John Paul / Warhawk Air Museum, Caldwell, ID
2000: restoration progressing, paint going to be "Boise Bee" to honor Duane Beeson, WWII P-51 Mustang Ace.
2004: estimate completion in 2005
2005: restoration continues, 2006, 2007
2008: Restoration continues.
2009: N4651C, John Paul / Warhawk Air Museum, Caldwell ID
2009: August, engine runs, nearing completion
2010: April, ready for flight awaiting paperwork completion
2010: Sep 29, first flight - congrats!
2011: September - Raced at the Reno Air Races: Good performance for a stocker
2012: Jul 11, N4651C, Mustang LLC, Meridian ID
2019: Jun 29, gear collapse, airshow at Lewiston ID, repaired
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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