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45-11546 N51JW
John Wright, San Francisco CA
P-51 Survivor 45-11546 N51JW
Status: Crashed/Destroyed - 82
NAA Type: P-51D-30NT
Serial #: 45-11546
Registry: N51JW
.. past:   N5470V
  N518MC
  N518M
  PI-C1046
  RP-C1046
  P-51 Mustangs Survivors  
History: 45-11546 N51JW
1957: Surplus, McClellan AFB Sacramento CA
1957: Dec 11, N5470V, surplus, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1958: Jul 04, N5470V, sale, James Gould, San Jose CA
1959: Mar 13, N5470V, sale, W.C. Eikenbary, San Jose CA
1960: Jul 22, N5470V, sale, A.G. Ogden / Ogden Trucking, Naranja FL
1961: Jun 21, N5470V, sale, William Eckhardt, Ft. Lauderdale FL
1961: Oct 23, N5470V, reg, William Eckhardt / Florida Airmotive Sales, Ft. Lauderdale FL
1961: Oct 23, N5470V, sale, Desoto McCabe Jr, Franklin Park IL
1961: Dec 22, N518MC, reg, Desoto McCabe Jr, Franklin Park IL
1962: Dec 20, N518MC, sale, Florida Airmotive Sales, Ft. Lauderdale FL
1962: Dec 21, N518MC, sale, Northern Air Service, Grand Rapids MI
1966: Jan 19, N518MC, sale, Don Shepherd, Houston TX
1968: Feb 27, N518MC, sale, Westernair of Albuquerque Inc, Albuquerque NM
1968: Apr 16, N518MC, sale, Robert Lutz, Albuquerque NM
1968: Jul 11, N518M, reg, Robert Lutz, Albuquerque NM
1968: Dec 13, N518M, sale, Douglas Champlin, Enid OK
1969: Jul 15, N518M, sale, Wells Aircraft Inc., Hutchinson KS
1969: Sep 23, N518M, modified, fuel bladders added in gun bays and wingtips - drop tanks hooked up
1969: Nov 03, N518M, reg-cancelled, export to Philippines
1970: PI-C1046, reg, Enrique Zobel, Philippines
1970: RP-C1046, reg, Enrique Zobel, Philippines
1971: Aug 18, N51JW, sale, John Wright, San Francisco CA, Race #20
1971: Oct 15, N51JW, reg, John Wright, San Francisco CA
1982: Sep 11, N51JW, crashed/destroyed, Elko NV, John Wright killed
2013: Apr 18, N51JW, deregistration

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  Emil Strasser   courtesy Warbird Aero Press  
  Sid Roberts via Chris Luvara   Stick and Rudder Photo  
  Jim Morvay    
  Don Vance    
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