| Status: | ? written off / FAB |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-20NA |
| Serial #: | 44-72031 |
| Registry: | N6152U |
| .. past: | |
S/N 44-72031 C/N 122-31890
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1945: Air Transport Command European Depot Air Base, Metfield, Suffolk England
1945: Swedish AF, RSWAF Fv26021
1947: Fv26021, forced Landing
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1954: Oct 16, Nicaragua GN ?(72-97) - rep. as GN 83 on Swedish P-51 list and Joe Baugher's List
- 44-72991 also rep as GN 79/83
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1963: Sep 23, N6152U, MACO Sales, Palos Park 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
- Parts / spares were shipped back to the USA
1965: Jul 17, N6152U, photo, Brownwood TX, bare metal N# on side
1966: Apr 16, N6152U, reg, Aviacion Sanford, Gardena CA
1966: Jun, Bolivian AF, FAB 514
1966: Jun 29, N6152U, reg cancelled
1967: Mar 18, rep. crashed, en-route to Bolivia
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Fate Unknown
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1945: Air Transport Command European Depot Air Base, Metfield, Suffolk England
1945: Swedish AF, RSWAF Fv26021
1947: Fv26021, forced Landing
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1954: Oct 16, Nicaragua GN ?(72-97) - rep. as GN 83 on Swedish P-51 list and Joe Baugher's List
- 44-72991 also rep as GN 79/83
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1963: Sep 23, N6152U, MACO Sales, Palos Park 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
- Parts / spares were shipped back to the USA
1965: Jul 17, N6152U, photo, Brownwood TX, bare metal N# on side
1966: Apr 16, N6152U, reg, Aviacion Sanford, Gardena CA
1966: Jun, Bolivian AF, FAB 514
1966: Jun 29, N6152U, reg cancelled
1967: Mar 18, rep. crashed, en-route to Bolivia
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Fate Unknown
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