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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:P-51D Mustang
    Last Civil Registration:N451WW
    Compressed ID:NA P-51D cr N451WW
    Latest Owner or Location:Warbirds-3 Llc, Kalispell, MT

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-51D.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Israeli Defense Force.

    This restoration project adopted the ID of USAAF s/n 44-12858 RAAF s/n A68-643 c/r N4695V.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    From 3 July 2007 to By 2008

    To Champion Air Group Llc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N858F.
    The ID of the original restoration project was assumed.

    19 March 2009

    To Vista Charters Llc, Edmonds, WA keeping c/r N858F.

    By April 2016

    Contracted to Airmotive Specialties/David Teeters, Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS), Salinas, CA for work on the airframe.
    View the Location Dossier

    Circa 2016

    Restoration started.

    16 April 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Airmotive Specialties in Salinas, CA, while undergoing restoration.

    16 April 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Airmotive Specialties in Salinas, CA, while undergoing restoration.

    16 April 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Airmotive Specialties in Salinas, CA, while undergoing restoration.

    16 April 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Airmotive Specialties in Salinas, CA, while undergoing restoration.

    2018

    Restoration completed.
    A dual control restoration was completed at Salinas, CA.

    9 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL858F (P51D-20-NT, 44-12858) issued.

    Circa 15 January 2018

    First post-restoration Flight.
    Flown at Salinas.

    From Circa 25 March 2018 to Circa 2022

    To Ellenville Llc, Warwick, NY with new c/r N451WW.

    28 March 2018

    To Ellenville Llc, Warwick, NY with new c/r N858F.

    25 April 2018

    To Ellenville Llc, Warwick, NY with new c/r N451WW.

    3 July 2024

    To Warbirds-3 Llc, Kalispell, MT keeping c/r N451WW.

    3 April 2025


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: NL451WW in the colors of 44-11342 OS-F Tigers Revenge piloted by Bill Tiger Lyons, 357th FS, 355th FG, at Sun n Fun 2025, Lakeland, FL
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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