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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:F-51D Mustang
    Last Military Serial:44-73586 USAAF
    Construction Number:122-40045
    Last Civil Registration:N5412V
    Compressed ID:NA F-51D sn 44-73586 USAAF cn 122-4...
    Latest Owner or Location:John F. Trainor Jr, Weare, NH

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-51D.
    NORTH AMERICAN F-51D 44-73586

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-73586.

    1963

    To Tri State Aviation Service, Huntington, WV with new c/r N5412V.

    1963

    To Thomas P. Luck, Lancaster, CA keeping c/r N5412V.

    1967


    Photographer: Neil Aird
    Notes: At Millville, NJ

    1969

    To Garden State Aviation Inc, Neptune, NJ keeping c/r N5412V.

    1969


    Photographer: George Baczkowski
    Notes: A 1969 photo by George Baczkowski of a beautiful P-51D Mustang at Asbury Park Neptune Air Terminal,

    26 October 1973

    To John F. Trainor Jr, Weare, NH keeping c/r N5412V.

    13 October 1974

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC75AN046: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 16:12 hours. The airframe was destroyed. The flight departed from Coatesville, PA, with the destination Manchester, NH. Experienced an uncontrolled collision with terrain in an uncontrolled descent. A fire broke out after impact. Report remarks include: Extensive destruction and fragmentation. Cleared IFR climb to 6000 feet. Incident occurred at or near Chatham, PA.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    20 January 1975

    Civil registration, N5412V, cancelled.
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