| Status: | On Display |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-25NA |
| Conversion: |
Cavalier Mustang II |
| Serial #: | 44-72990 |
| Registry: | N6322T |
| .. past: | |
1951: RCAF 9283, Jan 23 1951 -- Apr 29 1958
1952: Mar 28, RCAF 9283, crash, Cat B, RCAF Trenton Station
1958: N6322T, James Defuria / Fred Ritts / Intercontinental Airways, Canastota NY
1960: N6322T, Aero Enterprises, Elkhart IN
1962: N6322T, Eastern Truck Rentals, Lowell MA
1963: N6322T, Aero Enterprises, Elkhart IN
1964: N6322T, James Vandeveer, Dallas TX
1965: N6322T, John Peters, Norwood CO
1965: Sep 21, N6322T, gear collapsed on take-off, Grand Junction CO
1966: N6322T, Stanley Kurzet, Covina CA
1967: Apr 27, US Army Aviation Material Command, Edwards AFB, modified by Cavalier Aircraft to F-51 Mustang II then flew as chase plane for helicopter programs
Larry Kline, retired USAF pilot was a civilian Chase Pilot and the last to fly the P-51 in service before being ferried to Alabama.
1978: Feb 07, ferry flight, US Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker AL
1952: Mar 28, RCAF 9283, crash, Cat B, RCAF Trenton Station
1958: N6322T, James Defuria / Fred Ritts / Intercontinental Airways, Canastota NY
1960: N6322T, Aero Enterprises, Elkhart IN
1962: N6322T, Eastern Truck Rentals, Lowell MA
1963: N6322T, Aero Enterprises, Elkhart IN
1964: N6322T, James Vandeveer, Dallas TX
1965: N6322T, John Peters, Norwood CO
1965: Sep 21, N6322T, gear collapsed on take-off, Grand Junction CO
1966: N6322T, Stanley Kurzet, Covina CA
1967: Apr 27, US Army Aviation Material Command, Edwards AFB, modified by Cavalier Aircraft to F-51 Mustang II then flew as chase plane for helicopter programs
Larry Kline, retired USAF pilot was a civilian Chase Pilot and the last to fly the P-51 in service before being ferried to Alabama.
1978: Feb 07, ferry flight, US Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker AL
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