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Constructed as a P-51D. |
Circa 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-73216. |
7 June 1947 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 9569 as a Mustang TF.IV. |
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Transferred to No. 402 Squadron (Auxiliary), Stevenson Field, MB.
Operated with markings: AC S |
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Transferred to RCAF Station Trenton, ON. |
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Transferred to CAC Composite Flight, Central Flying School, Trenton, ON. |
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Photographer: Department of Nation Defense (Canada) |
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To Meylan Enterprises Inc, Omaha, NE with new c/r N3278D {1} (P-51D, 4473216). |
20 May 1958 |
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To Intercontinental Airways of Canastota/James H. Defuria and Fred J. Ritts, NY with new c/r N6302T. |
12 June 1958 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force. |
15 August 1960 |
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To Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, IN, keeping c/r N6302T. |
7 May 1961 |
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To Richard B. Dillard, Laredo, TX, keeping c/r N6302T. |
7 May 1961 |
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Crashed.
Crashed at Cape Girardeau, MS. |
4 May 1962 |
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To Barrett Investment Co, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N6302T. |
26 August 1964 |
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To Stan E. Shaw, Saratoga, CA keeping c/r N6302T. |
28 August 1966 |
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Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK67F0258: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 12:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the San Jose Muni. Airport, San Jose, CA. Collided with another aircraft on the ground while taxiing from landing. Report remarks include: Cessna stopped on taxiway. P-51 taxiing faster than normal, struck N8259F from right rear.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
1 March 1967 |
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To Jack R. Urich, Hacienda Heights, CA keeping c/r N6302T. |
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Photographer: Classic Wings
Notes: At EAA Rockford |
15 September 1967 |
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To Joe H. Grant, Tulsa, OK keeping c/r N6302T. |
8 October 1969 |
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To Dan Futrell, Nashville, TN keeping c/r N6302T. |
24 March 1971 |
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Crashed.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW71FPG43: There were 2 fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:20 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Memorial Field Airport, Hot Springs, AR. This was a local flight from Hot Springs, AR. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. Stalled and/or mushed while on final approach to land. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
24 March 1971 |
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Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection |
24 March 1971 |
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Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection |
24 March 1971 |
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Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection |
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The data plate / identity of this crashed aircraft was subsequently transferred to another unidentified P-51 restoration project that subsequently got registered as N3278D.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier  |
20 August 1997 |
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Civil registration, N3278D {1}, cancelled. |
