Dates

Event

Constructed as a P-51D-10-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

Circa 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-14826.

1949

To Trottner Iron and Metal Co, San Antonio, TX.

Was originally destined for RNZAF but never delivered.

1951

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Transferred to the RNZAF, still in original packing case.

1951

To Dal-Air, Dallas-Love Field, TX with new c/r N1740B.

Circa 1951

To Aircraft Sales Ltd, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N1740B.

1951

Subsequently discovered in original packing case.

1951

To Dal-Air, Dallas-Love Field, TX keeping c/r N1740B.

1951

To Aircraft Sales Ltd, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N1740B.

10 July 1951

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Haitian Air Force with s/n 14826.

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Haitian Air Force with s/n 826.

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Dominicana.

New serial number assigned: 826 FAHa

1973

Struck off Strength/Charge from the Fuerza Aerea Dominicana.
For disposal.

From Circa 1973 to Circa 1974

To Cavalier Aircraft Corp, Sarasota, FL.

Circa 1973

To FA Dominicana for disposal.

From Circa 1973 to 1974

To Cavalier Aircraft Corp, Sarasota, FL.

To Gordon Plaskett, King City, CA.

1978

To Bruce Morehouse, San Antonio, TX.
Only the fuselage survived.

From Circa 1978 to Circa 1984

Assigned civil registration: N551D {2}

It is assumed that at this point the fuselage was destroyed or parted out. The ID was used to register RAAF s/n A68-39 c/n 1364.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier