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Constructed as a P-51D-30-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA. |
23 May 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-74391. |
1945 |
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Assigned to 4003rd AAF Base Unit ATC, NJ for storage. |
February 1947 |
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Transferred to 4121st AAF Base Unit AMC, Kelly AFB, TX. |
January 1948 |
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Transferred to 113th FS, Indiana ANG, Stout Field, Indianapolis, IN. |
October 1950 |
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Transferred to 156th FS, North Carolina ANG, Charlotte, NC. |
November 1950 |
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Transferred to 123rd FBW TAC, Goodman AFB, KY. |
December 1951 |
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Transferred to 146th FBW TAG, George AFB, CA. |
January 1953 |
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Transferred to 21st FBS TAG, George AFB, CA. |
May 1953 |
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Transferred to 124th FBS, CA ANG, George AFB, CA. |
October 1956 |
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Transferred to McClellan AFB, Sacramento, CA. |
April 1958 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
1958 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca with s/n 351. |
1972 |
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To Don Hull with new c/r N38229. |
15 November 1973 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL351MX (P-51D, 44-74391) issued. |
Circa 1975 |
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Photographer: Colonel Michael B. Strok USA (Ret) deceased |
20 May 1998 |
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To Wilson C. Edwards, Big Spring, TX keeping c/r N38229. |
2000 |
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To Heber Costello keeping c/r N38229. |
2000 |
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To Chris Woods keeping c/r N38229. |
30 October 2000 |
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To Woods Aviation Llc, Prescott, AZ with new c/r N351MX. |
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Assigned civil registration: N351MX |
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Restored.
Markings Applied: February |
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First flight.
Flown by Art Vance. |
29 March 2003 |
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Ron Malex reports (23 May 2012): Participated in an informal gathering of friends and veterans at Chris Woods hangar to honor Jim Brooks, who flew February in the ETO during WWII. Brooks tallied 13.5 air victories with 2 more probable. He was assigned to the 307th FS in the 31st FG of the 15th AF on 30th March 1944. His first kill was 18th May 1944, a Romanian IAR 80 (FW 190 replica), and his last kill was on 29th August 1944, (2) Me109s. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. |
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Based at Ernest A Love Field, Prescott, AZ.
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Markings Applied: MX I |
31 August 2009 |
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To Comanche Fighters Llc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N351MX. |
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Based at Comanche Fighters/Tom and Dan Friedkin, Comanche Ranch, Houston, TX.
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Markings Applied: February
Marked to represent a P-51 assigned to the 307th FS 31st FG 15th AF including 13.5 Kill Markings under cockpit. |
28 July 2010 |
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Photographer: Todd Royer |
17 April 2011 |
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Photographer: Ron Malec
Notes: Taken at Coastal Carolina Airshow 2011, Wilmington, NC |
1 January 2015 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL351MX (P-51D, 44-74391) issued. |
Circa 1 January 2015 |
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To Woods Aviation Llc, Prescott, AZ keeping c/r N351MX. |
14 August 2017 |
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To Comanche Fighters Llc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N351MX. |
13 July 2018 |
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Photographer: David Blaker
Notes: Taken At Duxford England. Now painted as 44-13305 WR-Z flown by Capt. Henry W Baby Brown of the 354th FS, 355th FG. |
11 September 2022 |
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Photographer: Laurent Heyligen
Notes: Landing at Kleine Brogel airbase in Belgium after participating in the annual Sanicole airshow |
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