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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:ETF-51D Mustang
    Last Military Serial:126 NACA
    Construction Number:124-44720
    Last Civil Registration:N4223A
    Compressed ID:NA ETF-51D sn 126 NACA cn 124-44720...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Aircraft Sales Llc, Livermore, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-51D-25-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-84864.

    27 August 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics with s/n 126.

    Converted to an ETF-51D.

    Tall vertical fin installed by NACA.

    11 July 1957

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

    1957

    Assigned to NAS Norfolk, VA for storage.
    Sent to Norfolk for disposal.

    1957

    To Kibler Bros with new c/r N4223A.

    28 March 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL4223A (P-51D, 44-84864) issued.

    By 1963

    To Sidney A. Franklin, Pacific Palisades, CA keeping c/r N4223A.

    From 1963 to By 1969

    To Glenn Johnson Realty, Sacramento, CA keeping c/r N4223A.

    1969

    To Museum of American Aircraft/American Aircraft Sales Co./Michael E. Coutches, Hayward, CA keeping c/r N4223A.

    From By 1979 to By 1989

    Loaned to Wagons to Wings Museum, Morgan Hill, CA.

    May 1979


    Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection

    Markings Applied: 484864

    28 April 1993

    To American Aircraft Sales Co, Hayward, CA keeping c/r N4223A.

    29 April 2001


    Photographer: Norm Jukes
    Notes: Photographed at Half Moon Bay, CA.

    In the inventory of American Aircraft Sales/Michael Coutches, Hayward, CA.
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    19 April 2008


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: Shot at Minter Field California

    18 April 2011

    To NACA 126 Llc, Hayward, CA keeping c/r N4223A.

    28 October 2014

    To American Aircraft Sales Llc, Hayward, CA keeping c/r N4223A.

    2 April 2015

    To American Aircraft Sales Llc, Livermore, CA keeping c/r N4223A.
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