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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:TF-51D Mustang
    Last Civil Registration:N51MX
    Compressed ID:NA TF-51D cr N51MX
    Latest Owner or Location:Black Pearl Fighters Llc, Buffalo, NY

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    Dates

    Event

    From 20 June 1995 to 1996

    Constructed as a TF-51D.
    Markings applied: Red Dog, Mad Max, MX A, 511559
    Constructed at Fort Wayne, IN, using a newly built fuselage which had been constructed at Chino, CA. The components of USAF s/n 45-11559 c/n 124-48312 c/r N30FF had been used in the restoration and the newly constructed airframe assumed the ID of that airframe.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    17 April 1978

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX51MX (F-51D, 45-11559) issued.

    28 August 1995

    To Gardner Capital Management Corp, New York, NY with new c/r N51MX.

    1996

    First post-restoration Flight.

    From 20 December 1996 to 2015

    To Max Chapman/Gardner Capital Management Corp, New York, NY keeping c/r N51MX.

    8 April 1999


    Photographer: David Leininger
    Notes: Photographed at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends at Kissimmee, FL.

    8 April 1999


    Photographer: David Leininger
    Notes: Photographed at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends at Kissimmee, FL.

    From 2007 to 2008

    Operated by Stallion 51, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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    December 2007

    Markings Applied: Mad Max, MX-A, 413464
    Repainted at Goderich, ON.

    1 April 2008

    Ferry flight.
    Returned from Goderich, ON, to Kissimmee, FL.

    27 March 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Arriving at 2012 Sun N Fun, Lakeland, Florida

    28 March 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2012 Sun N Fun

    23 December 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL51MX (F-51D, 45-11559) issued.

    29 January 2015

    To Black Pearl Fighters Llc, Little Falls, NJ keeping c/r N51MX.

    20 February 2015

    To Black Pearl Fighters Llc, Buffalo, NY keeping c/r N51MX.

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX51MX (F-51D, 45-11559) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2017

    To Gardner Capital Management Corp, New York, NY keeping c/r N51MX.

    8 August 2017

    To Black Pearl Fighters Llc, Buffalo, NY keeping c/r N51MX.


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: Seen at AirVenture 2022, Oshkosh
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    MustangsMustangs.com by Curtis Fowles
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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