| Status: | Flying |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-30NA |
| Serial #: | 44-74832 |
| Registry: | N94384 |
| .. past: | CF-MWT N6310T N94384 N551TM |
S/N 44-74832 C/N 122-41372
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1945: Jan 09, completed, North American Aviation Inc
1951: Jan 10, RCAF 9269, SOC Nov 1 1960
1956: RCAF 9269, long-term storage, Fort Macleod Canada
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1958: Dec 30, CF-MWT (res), James Defuria / Intercontinental Airways
1960: Dec 30, N6310T (#1), James Defuria, Dewitt NY
- Bill of Sale from Crown Assets Disposal Corp, Canada
1960: May 10, N6310T, Aero Enterprises, Elkhart IN
1961: Jun 17, N6310T, Clyde Werner, Elkhart IN
1968: Jun 05, N6310T, Mark Clark / Courtesy Aircraft, Loves Park IL
1968: Sep 13, N6310T, Bill Allen Jr, Greenboro NC, RCAF colours
1969: May 03, N6310T, photo at Santee SC: bare metal w/ N6310T on side
1969: Jun 07, N6310T, Tifton Air Service / Buddy Bryan, Tifton GA
Painted in cavalier white on yellow w/ black stripe. Bryan made several trips to the Bahamas in N6310T. On one occasion, he lost power during climb-out and had to turn back and dead stick into Freeport. Bryan says, "what a rate of decent, that was a ride". He totaled about 300 hours in N6310T when he delivered it to Max Hoffman in Fort Collins, Co.
1971: Mar 04, N6310T, Max Hoffman, Fort Collins CO
1976: Oct 29, N6310T, Gerald Koenig / Koenig Spraying Service Inc, Yuma CO
1978: Feb 01, N6310T, Max Hoffman, Fort Collins CO
- restored as "Boomer"
1980: Mar 01, N6310T, Henry Schroeder, Danville IL
1980: Mar 08, N6310T, Ward Wilkins, Linden IN
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1981: N6310T, based, Athol ID, rep. destroyed in hangar fire
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1985: May 08, N6310T, Mickey Rupp, Port Salerno FL
- Bill of Sale from Wark Wilkins
- used in rebuild of 45-11453, N551MR
- flew as Sweets, later Old Crow, then air racer #5 "Samurai"
1996: Feb 12, N551MR, crashed/landing, fire
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2003: Oct 21, N551MR, Jack Roush, Livornia MI, restoration project
2005: Jul 21, N51CY, reserved, Jack Roush
- current N51CY, 44-74230, changed to N551J
- restoration project
2005: Sep 29, N51CY, reg recorded, Jack Roush
2005: Sep 05, N51CY, reg cancelled, Jack Roush
- next available N# to be assigned
- N51CY to be assigned to 45-11381
- got it?
2005: Oct 18, N94384, assigned, Jack Roush, Livonia MI
- paperwork / parts
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2007: Feb 19, N94384, Tim McPherson, Page ND
- restoration as "Boomer"
2020: Feb 27, N94384, Tim McPherson, Page ND
2023: Aug 04, N94384, active/flying
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1945: Jan 09, completed, North American Aviation Inc
1951: Jan 10, RCAF 9269, SOC Nov 1 1960
1956: RCAF 9269, long-term storage, Fort Macleod Canada
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1958: Dec 30, CF-MWT (res), James Defuria / Intercontinental Airways
1960: Dec 30, N6310T (#1), James Defuria, Dewitt NY
- Bill of Sale from Crown Assets Disposal Corp, Canada
1960: May 10, N6310T, Aero Enterprises, Elkhart IN
1961: Jun 17, N6310T, Clyde Werner, Elkhart IN
1968: Jun 05, N6310T, Mark Clark / Courtesy Aircraft, Loves Park IL
1968: Sep 13, N6310T, Bill Allen Jr, Greenboro NC, RCAF colours
1969: May 03, N6310T, photo at Santee SC: bare metal w/ N6310T on side
1969: Jun 07, N6310T, Tifton Air Service / Buddy Bryan, Tifton GA
Painted in cavalier white on yellow w/ black stripe. Bryan made several trips to the Bahamas in N6310T. On one occasion, he lost power during climb-out and had to turn back and dead stick into Freeport. Bryan says, "what a rate of decent, that was a ride". He totaled about 300 hours in N6310T when he delivered it to Max Hoffman in Fort Collins, Co.
1971: Mar 04, N6310T, Max Hoffman, Fort Collins CO
1976: Oct 29, N6310T, Gerald Koenig / Koenig Spraying Service Inc, Yuma CO
1978: Feb 01, N6310T, Max Hoffman, Fort Collins CO
- restored as "Boomer"
1980: Mar 01, N6310T, Henry Schroeder, Danville IL
1980: Mar 08, N6310T, Ward Wilkins, Linden IN
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1981: N6310T, based, Athol ID, rep. destroyed in hangar fire
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1985: May 08, N6310T, Mickey Rupp, Port Salerno FL
- Bill of Sale from Wark Wilkins
- used in rebuild of 45-11453, N551MR
- flew as Sweets, later Old Crow, then air racer #5 "Samurai"
1996: Feb 12, N551MR, crashed/landing, fire
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2003: Oct 21, N551MR, Jack Roush, Livornia MI, restoration project
2005: Jul 21, N51CY, reserved, Jack Roush
- current N51CY, 44-74230, changed to N551J
- restoration project
2005: Sep 29, N51CY, reg recorded, Jack Roush
2005: Sep 05, N51CY, reg cancelled, Jack Roush
- next available N# to be assigned
- N51CY to be assigned to 45-11381
- got it?
2005: Oct 18, N94384, assigned, Jack Roush, Livonia MI
- paperwork / parts
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2007: Feb 19, N94384, Tim McPherson, Page ND
- restoration as "Boomer"
2020: Feb 27, N94384, Tim McPherson, Page ND
2023: Aug 04, N94384, active/flying
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