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P-51 Who?   Case # 275
44-84961     N7715C     Closed
Solved by: Dan Martin, Jeff Hunt, Robbie Stuart
P-51 Who 275
Case#: 275
Date: Mar 05 2004
By: Scott Germain
Photo: WarbirdAeroPress.com
Status: Closed
Serial: 44-84961
Registry: N7715C
P-51 Who? Viewer Responses
Curtis Fowles
03/06/2004 22:03
A well known Mustang, flies regularly.
Dan Martin
03/14/2004 10:48
Is it Steve Hintons "wee willy" using John Sandbergs old race #
Jeff Hunt
03/17/2004 05:21
I also believe it is Steve Hinton's Mustang, -51D-25NT, c/n 44-84961, civil reg. N7715C
Robbie Stuart
03/18/2004 09:44
N7715C "WEE WILLY II" P-51D-25NT 44-84961, 44-7350t. 1964: N7715C, RACER #5 "RED BARON" CHUCK HALL, 1967: MODIFIED #5 & RACED AS "MISS RJ" 1971: MORE MODS, RACED AS "ROTO-FINISH", GUNthER BALZ 1975: REBUILT AS A HIGHLY MODIFIED RACER WIth GRIFFON ENGINE, CONtrA-ROTATING PROPELLER RACED AS #5 "RED BARON", ED BROWNING 1979: SET WORLD PISTON ENGINE SPEED RECORD OF 499.08 MPH, CRASHED thE SAME YEAR AT RENO AIR RACES WHILE BEING FLOWN BY STEVE HINTON 1980: WRECK WENT TO RICHARD RANSOPHER FOR RESTORATION 1985: REBUILD EX TNI-AU AIRFRAME AS STOCK P-51 "WEE WILLY II" USING PARTS FROM 44-73053, & ADORTED S/N 44-84961. CURRENTLY OWNED AND FLOWN BY STEVE HINTON CHINO, CA.
Brad Haskin
03/04/2005 12:06
The ONLY thing that that airframe has to do with the RB-51 Red Baron is the data plate. NOthING else with that airframe has anything to do with the 'original' N7715C.
Case Closed!
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