A recent set of articles in the magazine, Flypast, gave details of the various Mustangs that have appeared in this country in recent years. As I have been keeping note on the subject for some time I have expanded their listings and added aircraft noted in Europe. I have stretched the boundaries of Europe a little to include Israel as that country has been an important source of aircraft. The information in the table gives the following information:

US serial

Subsequent identities

Model number

Notes, including current location (where Known)

C/n

Any additional information is very welcome. Sources used include:

Flypast; Aeroplane Monthly; Warbirds Today; Air-Britain News; Warbirds Directory by John Chapman and Geoff Goodall; Mustang Survivors by Paul Cogan; Wrecks & Relics by Ken Ellis; European Wrecks & Relics by Otter van deer Koori; Aircraft Museums & Collections of the World (8 volumes) by Bob Ogden; USA Military Out Of Service and World Military Out of Service, both by Andy Marden.

Two useful websites are:

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/index.html

and

http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/p51.shtml

42-83731

N50452//N251A

A-36A-1NA

Chino Warbirds Inc., Houston, TX. Displayed at Flying Legends 2002 Air Show at Duxford

97-15949

43-25147

N51PR/G-PSIC

P-51C-10NT

Hybrid aircraft using mainplane from P-51B and unidentified fuselage from Israel AF Technical School. Currently with the Fighter Collection at Duxford, ‘Princess Elizabeth’.

103-26778

44-10947

NX1202/N1202

P-51C-10NT

As ‘Excalibur III’ flew New York-London 31/01/51, returned to US 29/05/51; to Smithsonian Institution/Silver Hill; loaned to California Museum of Science & Industry. Now on display at Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center, Dulles IAP, Washington DC

111-29080

44-13521

P-51D-5NA

Restoration project at Hardwick, Norfolk

109-27153 (?)

44-13954

G-UAKE

P-51D-5NA

Crashed and abandoned near Bordeaux 26/8/44. Recovered in 1981 and displayed at Musee de l’Air, Paris 1984-96. To Coventry area for rebuild 1998; registered G-UAKE 20/02/04

109-27587

44-14134

P-51D-10NA

Scrapped in USA post World War II, some structure and identity stored in Lincolnshire for rebuild project.

109-27767

44-14574

P-51D-10NA

Ditched of Clacton Pier 13/1/45. Recovered by East Essex Aviation museum 16/8/87, wreck displayed.

109-28207

44-63507

RCAF9554/N6345T/N12073(ntu)/N38F(ntu)/N13410/N51EA

P-51D-20NA

Rebuilt using identity of 44-72483 and painted as ‘414303/SX-B Double Trouble Two’. Based in Basle, Switzerland.

122-31233

44-63788

N6171C/N335J/N3350/N166G/G-PSID/F-AZFI

P-51D-20-NA

Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd., 1981-1987; The Fighter Collection 1987-1988; Flew as ‘Tugboat’ in Empire of the Sun. Jean Salis Collection 1988-1995; Yves Duval/Aerospaciale Collection 1995, w/o La Roche-sur-Yonne, France 24/7/98.

122-31514

44-63864

Fv26158/IDFAF2338/4X-AIM/SE-BKG/G-CBNM

P-51D-20NA

Rebuilt in Israel and took identity of 44-63864. Delivered to the Fighter Collection, Duxford 4/02, flies as ‘Twilight Tear’.

122-31590

44-63871

Fv26039/IDFAF/N9772F

P-51D-20NA

Noted at Cannes/Mandelieu as N9772F 7/65; to Musee de L’Air, le Bourget, Paris 1975, currently on display.

122-31597

44-72028

N22B/IDFAF41/G-LYNE/N51JY

P-51D-20-NA

Brought to UK by Rob Lamplough 12/76; to Noel Robinson & David Laight, North Yorkshire 1980-1985, registered G-LYNE 5/12/95, sold to USA 11/01.

122-31887

44-72035

N5411V/HK-2812P/HK-2812X/N5306M(ntu)/F-AZMU/G-SIJJ

P-51D-20-NA

Registered to Jacques Bourret of Aero Retro, St.Rambert d’Albon, France, 9/89-12/02. Registered to Peter Teichman at North Weald and flies as ‘Jumpin’ Jacques’ of 3 FS, 3 ACS, 5 AF.

122-31894

44-72216

Fv26116/IDF2343/G-BIXL

P-51D-20NA

Rescued from Israeli kibbutz in 1986 by Rob Lamplough, restored at Duxford/North Weald, ff 5/5/87. Appeared in ‘Memphis Belle’ as ‘AJ-L’; flies as ‘472216/HO-M Miss Helen’

122-38675

44-72773

GN120(Nicaragua AF)/N12066/G-SUSY

P-51D-25NA

Arrived in UK 26/6/87, registered to Charles Church (Spitfires) Ltd; transferred to the late Paul Morgan in 1990, based at Sywell. Flew as ‘AJ-C Miss Susy’. Currently in storage.

122-39232

44-72917

A68-192/VH-FCB/PIC651/VR-HIU/G-HAEC

P-51D-25NA

Crashed at Manila 18/10/73, rebuilt in Manila & Hong Kong using centre section of 44-72917. To UK for Old Flying Machine Company, Duxford 28/2/85. Sold to Rob Davies, Woodchurch, Kent, 1997. Flew as ‘Missy Wong from Hong Kong’ in ‘Empire of the Sun’, now flies as ‘Big Beautiful Doll’. Identity changed in 2002.

122-39376

44-73098

MM4292/G-BMBA/?

P-51D-25NA

Brought to UK by Robert Lamplough 1981, displayed at Whitehall Theatre of War 1982-1985, sold at auction to Aces High Ltd., 5/6/85 sold to USA 1985. Restoration project in Florida

122-39557

44-73140

RCAF9567/N6337T/N51N/N169MD/C-FBAU/C-GZQX/Nl314BG

P-51D-25NA

Operated by Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd., 1988-1995. Reported stored at North Weald since that date. For sale at $1,500,000. To USA by August 1993 at the latest.

122-39599

44-73149

RCAF9568/N6340T/N51JJ/G-BTCD

P-51D-25NA

Arrived in the UK 2/5/81, operated by the Fighter Collection, Duxford 1981- 5/99. To Old Flying machine Company, Duxford. Originally flea as ‘Candyman/Moose’’ flew as ‘My Dallas Darlin’’ in Empire of the Sun. Now flies as ‘413704/B7-H Ferocious Frankie’ of 374 FS, 361 FG.

122-39608

44-73339

Columbia AF ‘2’/Indonesian AF/N151C(ntu)/?N51RR/G-SIRR/N510TT

P-51D-25NA

Del.to Fuerza Aerea Columbia 16/1/55, cr. 19/1/55; to Indonesia via Cavalier A/c; to USA 1979; rebuilt at Chino, CA., adopted i/d 44-74008 to Rob Lamplough, North Weald 1989; to Intrepid Aviation 1991, to G-SIRR Dave Gilmour/Intrepid Aviation, North Weald 3/2/97. Sold to USA 2003

122-39798

44-73349

J-2113

P-51D-25NA

Swiss AF 6/11/48-11/4/58; Swiss AF Museum, Dubendorf, 1960-1993, Swiss Transport Museum, Lucerne (on loan) 1997-1990; returned to Dubendorf.

122-39808

44-73435

RCAF9290/CF-MWN/ N6311T/ N513PA/ XB-HVL

P-51D-25NA

Crashed 6/7/68, complex rebuild using i/d 44-72934; Was owned by Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd., in UK c.1991/4; to Mexico 1994. Flies as 442934 ‘Shangri-La’

122-39894

44-73451

MM4323

P-51D-25NA

Italian AF 22/3/45-10/9/50; displayed at Italian AF Museum, Vigna di Valle AB.

122-39910

44-73458

RCAF9294/N6525D/ N6347T/ N554T/N36FF/N4151D

P-51D-25NA

Was owned by Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd 1988 –1991 but did not leave USA

122-39917

44-73543

N5458/F-??(Indonesian AF)/G-BLYW(ntu)/N800DK/N51SB/N151TP

P-51D-25NA

In UK 1980-1985 as restoration project; to US 1985; now flies as ‘473543/HO-P/Sweetie Face’

122-40002

44-73871

RCAF9245/IDFAF/N7098V

P-51D-25NA

Was owned by Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd., in UK 1991-1996. Now owned by Flying ‘A’ Services/Wizzard Investments Ltd & stored in a former cruise missile bunker at Greenham Common

44-73877

RCAF9279/N6320T/CF-PCZ/N167F

P-51D-25NA

Operated by Scandinavian Historic Flight 1986-2004, flown as ‘Detroit Miss’ and ‘Old Crow’

122-40417

44-73979

RCAF9246/A-612(instructional airframe)

P-51D-25NA

At Imperial War Museum, Duxford, 1972-1989, to Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, 1989. Painted as ‘472218 Big Beautiful Doll’.

122-40519

44-74409

N6319T/N4409/N555BM/YV-508CP/N51RT

P-51D-30NA

Flown as 413317/VF-B/Donald; donated by Robert Tullius to the RAF Museum 2003; displayed in the ‘Milestones of Flight’ building 2004

122-40949

44-74694

N7720C/N16S/N6851D/I-BILL

P-51D-25-NA

Delivered to Duxford June 1977; W/O Mainz-Finthen, Germany 3/7/77 – Pilot Ormond Haydon-Baille killed

122-41234

44-74859

RCAF9257/IDFAF39/N7097V/N50FS(?)

P-51D-30NA

Imported in to the UK 1992 by Warbirds of Great Britain Limited. May be stored at North Weald.

122-41399

45-11371

N12067/N1051/N751CB/N10515/N51KF

P-51D-30NT

Delivered to Southend 22 June 1987, operated by Spencer Flack/Myrick Aviation; flew as ‘511371/VF-S/Sunny VIII’; to USA 1/94; w/o 2/7/95 at Airshow at Malone, NY.

124-48124

45-11518

NZ2427/G-MSTG

P-51D

‘414419/LH-F/Janie’

124-48271

44-74427

N9148R/N2251D/F-AZSB

P-51D-30NA

Imported into France 1998; flies as 411622/G4-C/"Nooky Booky IV".

122-40967

44-74494

RCAF9237/N6313T/N6356T/N72FT

P-51D

Flown in UK 1966 –1970 by Charles Masefield as an air racer, appeared in ‘Patton’ as ‘643147’; to US January 1971.

122-41034

44-74506

RCAF9231/CF-MWM/N6325T/N6317T/N335J/F-AZJJ

P-51D

Operated in France 1993-2001; to US 9/01; flew as 474832/GA-N/Juliette’

122-41046

44-12125

H-307

P-51K

Displayed at Dutch Military Aviation Museum, Soesterberg.

111-30258

44-12126

N9140H

P-51K

Owned by the Israeli AF Museum

111-30259

68-15795

Cavalier Mk 2

RAF Museum 1976-1980, delivered to Mildenhall, to Upper Heyford for refurbishment 1976/7; to RAF Museum store at RAF Henlow 1977-80; returned to USAF Museum as ‘inappropriate’; now displayed at Minnesota ANG Museum (reported closed ?)

‘44-73415’

P-51D-25NA

Rebuilt by Eagle Squadron Association, San Diego, CA, using ex Indonesia AF airframe and parts from 44-73415/N6526D; delivered to RAF Lyneham 13/2/89; to RAF Halton 20/4/89; displayed at RAF Museum as ‘413573/B6-V/little Friend’; moved to RAF Museum, Cosford, 7/2003; NOW DISPAYED AS ‘Isabel III’.

A68-5

VH-BVM/G-ARKD

CA-17 Mk.20

Registered 30/01/53; sold to Ron Flockhart 1960; registered G-ARKD 1960;left Sydney 28/2/61; cockpit fire at Athens 7/9/61; abandoned, scrapped by 1970.

1330

A68-113

(VH-JWB)/VH-UWB/G-ARUK

CA-18 Mk.21

Bought by Ron Flockhart; registered as G-ARUK 5/4/62; w/o 12/4/62 Victoria, Australia, Ron Flockhart killed.

1438

A68-192

VH-FCB/PI-C651/VR-HIU/G-HAEC

CA-18 Mk.22

See 44-72917

1517

A68-199

VH-BOZ/G-MUST/VH-BOZ

CA-18 Mk.22

Bought by Doug Arnold/Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd 20/12/79, registered G-MUST 15/06/93; Impounded by HM Customs Australia 1979; to RAAF Museum 1984; awaiting restoration to fly.

1524

?

IDFAF-28

P-51D

Recovered from a Kibutz playground in Israel by Rob Lamplough 1978; partial restoration at North Weald/RAF Watton; current location not known

?

IDFAF-38

P-51D

Displayed at Israel AF Museum, Hazerim AB, Israel; displayed as IDFAF-08

?

IDFAF-146

P-51D

Recovered from a Kibutz playground in Israel by Rob Lamplough 1978; loaned to Rebel Air Museum, Great Saling 1982-1987; stored at North Weald; current location unknown.

Query

A US registered Mustang flew through Warton c.1987 en route to filming ‘Empire of the Sun’ – any offers?