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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:P-51D Mustang
    Last Military Serial:FAR 301 FARe
    Construction Number:122-40518
    Last Civil Registration:N89E
    Compressed ID:NA P-51D sn FAR 301 FARe cn 122-405...
    Latest Owner or Location:Revolution Museum

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-51D.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-73978.

    6 December 1950

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 9241.

    Circa 26 October 1956

    To Stinson Field Aircraft, San Antonio, TX with new c/r N89E.

    Circa 1 May 1957

    To Don O. Thayer and Mark Shaw, Forest Hills, NY keeping c/r N89E.

    1 May 1957

    To Robert M. Morgan, Sarasota, FL keeping c/r N89E.

    After 1 May 1957


    Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection

    Circa 1957

    Operated by Exec-Air.
    Used for cloud-seeding.

    Circa 30 May 1957

    Mods. for cloud-seeing completed 15.5.57, cloud-seeing ops. in Cuba by.

    1958

    To Allen McDonald, Miami Springs, FL keeping c/r N89E.

    December 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aeerea Revolucionara with s/n FAR 301.
    The delivery date is provided.

    Cuba.

    This airframe has also been reported as FAR 401 likely due to confusion with USAAF s/n 44-72401.

    To Revolution Museum.
    Rep. displ. Revolution museum: see 44-74505.

    20 January 1971

    Civil registration, N89E, cancelled.
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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