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44-72773 D-FPSI "See Me Later"
sale, Freiburg Airfield Germany
P-51 Survivor 44-72773 D-FPSI
Status: Flying
NAA Type: P-51D-25NA
Serial #: 44-72773
Registry: D-FPSI
.. past:   N12066
  G-SUSY
  G-CDHI
  P-51 Mustangs Survivors  
History: 44-72773 D-FPSI "See Me Later"
1945: Feb 13, accepted by USAAF, delivered 16th
1945: March, staged in Newark NJ, ferried to South Ital
1945: Aug 28, ferried back to USA, storage
1947: Kelly Field, storage
1951: USAF Tactical Air Command, 131st Fighter Squadron, George AFB Victorville, CA
1953: chosen as part of 35 aircraft to make flight to Iceland - did not make final journey
1953: June, Air Material Center, Norton AFB Ca
1954: Feb, 182nd Fighter Squadron, Texas ANG, Brooks AFB, San Antonio
1958: May 31, sold surplus
1958: May, Nicaragua GN 120 FAN
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1963: N12066, MACO Sales / Will Martin
1966: N12066, I.N. "Junior" Burchinall Jr, Honey Grove TX
1972: N12066, dual-controls instalation
1983: N12066, Bob Ferguson, Wellesley MA
1987: Jun 26, arrived, UK
1988: May 17, G-SUSY, Charles Church, Hampshire UK
1990: movie work "Memphis Belle"
1991: May 17, G-SUSY, Paul Morgan, Northampton UK
2003: Jan 15, G-SUSY,Elizabeth Morgan, Northampton UK
2005: Jan 31, G-CDHI, Anthony & Ann Smith, Gateforth Selby UK
2007: G-CDHI, paint changed to "Darlin Ann"
2007: D-FPSI, sold, Meier Motors, Bremgarten Germany
2009: D-FPSI, sold, Christoph Nöthinger, Freiburg Germany
2009: D-FPSI, polished, new paint, "Lucky Lady VII"
2014: D-FPSI, temporary paint as Swiss J-901 to celebrate 100 Years Swiss Air Force
2016: D-FPSI, sold, new paint, Red Noser, "See Me Later"

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Image Credits:
  Howard Chilton    
  Tom Griffith    
  Dave Welch Collection   Dave Welch Collection  
  Paul Dopson   APG Photography  
  Kevin Slade    
  Tony McGhee    
  Ben Rogers   Duxford.org  
  Peter Evans    
  Derek Heley   Derek Heley  
  Harald Ludwig    
  Malcolm Clarke   Malcolm Clarke  
  Christophe Collin    
  Christian Bechir   website  
  Colin K. Work   ckwphoto  
  Jenny Coffey   Airliners.net  
  Stuart Lewis    
  Gareth Horne   website  
  Joe Evans   Joe Evans  
  Jochen Thoma    
  Achim Meier    
  Gerry Asher    
  Meier Motors    
  John Tietjen    
  Marc Lehmann    
  George Trussell    
  Erik Frikke    
  Matthias Dorst    
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