| Status: | Restoration |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-20NA |
| Serial #: | 44-63762 |
| Registry: | N551LR |
| .. past: | N762WR |
S/N 44-63762 C/N 122-31488
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Swedish AF Fv26129
1952: Dec, FAD 1908
1955: rep Nicaragua as GN 94
1961: still in service, probably to TFA for spares
1963: Sep 02, N6166U, Will Martin / MACO Sales, Chicago IL
- Between 1963 and 1965 Will Martin / MACO Sales purchased 21 P-51Ds from the government of Nicaragua
- most were sold in small batches
- Martin prepped the P-51s capable of flying for the long ferry flight to the USA from Nicaragua
1966: N6166U, Richard Vartanian, Pasadena CA
1966: Mar 19, rep crash, ran off runway, Wickenburg AZ
1969: JM Bruce, Palm Springs CA
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2009: registered N762WR, Air Assetts International
2010: Jan 13, N551LR, Centerline Holdings, Dover DE
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Swedish AF Fv26129
1952: Dec, FAD 1908
1955: rep Nicaragua as GN 94
1961: still in service, probably to TFA for spares
1963: Sep 02, N6166U, Will Martin / MACO Sales, Chicago IL
- Between 1963 and 1965 Will Martin / MACO Sales purchased 21 P-51Ds from the government of Nicaragua
- most were sold in small batches
- Martin prepped the P-51s capable of flying for the long ferry flight to the USA from Nicaragua
1966: N6166U, Richard Vartanian, Pasadena CA
1966: Mar 19, rep crash, ran off runway, Wickenburg AZ
1969: JM Bruce, Palm Springs CA
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2009: registered N762WR, Air Assetts International
2010: Jan 13, N551LR, Centerline Holdings, Dover DE
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