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Constructed as a CA-17-Mk 20 by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation at Fishermans Bend, Melbourne. |
3 December 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A68-39. |
30 July 1947 |
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Transferred to AGR School. |
6 August 1947 |
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Transferred to RAAF Ballarat, VIC. |
6 August 1947 |
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Transferred to Instructional No. 13. |
22 October 1947 |
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New serial number assigned: 13 RAAF
Instructional Airframe. |
4 December 1953 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Australian Air Force. |
4 December 1953 |
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Transferred to RAAF Ballarat.
Listed for disposal. |
1954 |
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To Wilmore Aviation Services Pty Ltd, Moorabbin, VIC. |
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Sold for Au206. |
15 July 1954 |
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Flown out of RAAF Ballarat. |
Circa 1959 |
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Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection |
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Photographer: Unknown |
From 12 October 1959 to 1978 |
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To Illawarra Flying School/Fawcett Aviation, Sydney-Bankstown, NSW with new c/r VH-BOY. |
1959 |
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Markings Applied: Miss Yankee |
From 12 October 1959 to 1978 |
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Used in target-towing operations. |
10 December 1959 |
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To Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown, NSW keeping c/r VH-BOY. |
Circa 1966 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
March 1966 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: Fawcett Aviations CA-17 Mustang Mk.20 VH-BOY Yankee at Adelaide Airport in March 1966 while on an Army target towing contract. A rearward-facing winch operator behind the pilot managed the mile-long target cable, using the wind-powered winch on the fuselage side. Doug Fawcett also operated Illawarra Flying School at Bankstown, hence the slogan on the tail. |
4 June 1976 |
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Crashed.
Ran off runway during an aborted take-off at Bankstown. |
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Restored. |
1979 |
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To Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd/Fairoaks Aviation Services/Doug Arnold, Blackbushe. |
31 October 1979 |
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Civil registration, VH-BOY, cancelled. |
December 1979 |
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Export blocked by Australian Customs. |
1980 |
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To Gordon W. Plaskett, King City, CA. |
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Transported by ship.
Moved from Sydney to California. |
1981 |
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To Flying Tiger Farms, Bakersfield, CA. |
1983 |
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To Bill Destefani, Bakersfield, CA with new c/r N551D {3}. |
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REST restoration Shafter CA. |
3 May 1983 |
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Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection
Notes: Photographed at Minter Field, Shafter, CA. |
5 October 1983 |
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Markings Applied: A68-39, BF D
First flight at Shafter, CA. |
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Adopted the ID of USAAF sn 44-14826.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier  |
14 October 1983 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL551D {3} (P-51D, 44-14826) issued. |
From November 1983 to 2007 |
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To Erickson Group Ltd/Erickson Air Crane/Jack A. Erickson, Medford, OR keeping c/r N551D {3}. |
By August 1984 |
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Markings Applied: BF D, A68-39 |
By August 1984 |
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Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection
Notes: Photographed at Madera, CA. |
By 1991 |
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Markings Applied: Sabrina, 0 7
Finished in USAAF markings. |
1991 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
11 December 1992 |
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To Erickson Group Ltd, Beaverton, OR keeping c/r N551D {3}. |
By 1995 |
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Markings Applied: 0 7 |
1995 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
From 1997 to 2007 |
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Based at Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook Airport (OTK), Tillamook, OR.
 View the Location Dossier |
2007 |
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To Provenance Fighter Sales keeping c/r N551D {3}. |
September 2007 |
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To Geoff Milne, Melbourne, Australia. |
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Was not delivered to Mr. Milne since is perished in an air crash in Australia in November 2007. |
From 2009 to 2015 |
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To Erickson Group Ltd, Medford, OR keeping c/r N551D {3}. |
19 August 2012 |
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Photographer: Frank Dieterich
Notes: North American-Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-17-Mk 20 Mustang, s/n A68-39 RAAF, c/r N551D Tillamook Air Museum |
1 January 2014 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL551D {3} (P-51D, 44-14826) issued. |
From 22 August 2014 to 2020 |
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To Erickson Aircraft Collection, Madras City-County Airport, Madras, OR.
View the Location Dossier |
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Markings Applied: 0-7
Flown with grey and red markings. |
From 30 April 2015 to 2020 |
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To P51 Mustang Llc, Beaverton, OR keeping c/r N551D {3}. |
