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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:P-51K Mustang
    Last Military Serial:F-350 TNI-AU
    Last Civil Registration:N451TB
    Compressed ID:NA P-51K sn F-350 TNI-AU cr N451TB
    Latest Owner or Location:Jasper Dane, Casper, WY

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-51K.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force.
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    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Indonesian Air Force with s/n F-350.

    2 June 1975

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX451TB (F-51D, 44-11153) issued.

    From 1980 to 1985

    Placed on display at a milatry cemetery in Indonesia.

    1985

    To Dennis Schoenfelter, Van Nuys, CA.

    1985

    Transported by ship.
    Moved from Indonesia to Van Nuys, CA.

    To Vern Schupan.

    Restoration started.
    The work was carried out at Shafter, CA.

    To BandD Enterprises/Dennis Schoenfelter, Van Nuys, CA.

    Restoration continued.
    The work was carried out at Salinas, CA.

    From 1995 to 2002

    Restoration continued.
    The work was finished at Van Nuys, CA. At this point the airframe adopted the ID of P-51D s/n 44-11153 c/r N51WE.

    1998

    To B and D Enterprises/Dennis Schoenfelter, Van Nuys, CA.

    From 1998 to 2000

    To Excel Limited, Santa Barbara, CA.

    2000

    To Tony Banta, Union City, CA.

    18 May 2000

    To Banta Aviation Corp, Dover, DE with new c/r N451TB.

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX451TB (F-51D, 44-11153) issued.

    April 2002

    Transported by ground.
    Moved from Van Nuys, CA, to Salinas, CA.

    Contracted to Cal Pacific Airmotive Inc, Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS), Salinas, CA for work on the airframe.
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    Restoration completed.
    Markings Applied: Kimberley Kaye, SX A

    22 March 2003

    First post-restoration Flight.

    Based at Private Collection of Tony Banta, Livermore Municipal Airport, Livermore, CA.
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    By 19 May 2005

    Markings Applied: Kimberly Kaye, SX A, 41153

    19 May 2005


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: 2005 Chino Airshow

    16 May 2009


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Planes of Fame Air Show in Chino, CA.

    19 May 2014

    To Banta Aviation Corp, Pleasanton, CA keeping c/r N451TB.

    2 May 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Planes of Fame Air Show at Chino, California.

    18 June 2016

    15 August 2022

    To Jasper Dane, Casper, WY keeping c/r N451TB.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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     Mike Henniger
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