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44-63559 "FAU 262"
FA Uruguaya,
P-51 Survivor 44-63559
Status: Scrapped 1960
NAA Type: P-51D-20NA
Serial #: 44-63559
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History: 44-63559 "FAU 262"
S/N 44-63559 C/N 122-31285
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1950: Dec 04, FA Uruguayan FAU 262
- ferry flights from USA to Uruguay Oct-Dec 1950
- route: Palmdale CA, El Paso TX, San Antonio TX, Mobile AL, Tampa FL, Camaguey Cuba, Antiqua, Aguadilla Puerto Rico, Port of Spain Trinadad, Georgetown British Guiana, Belem Brazil, Fortaleza, Recife, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Porto Alegre, Carrasco, Montevideo Uruguay
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1960: Jun 09, FAU 262, SOC
- most likely scrapped/parted 1960 with all 19/25 other FAU P-51s - 6 were sold/ferried to Bolivia Mar/May 1960

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