P-51 MUSTANG/44-74008
Serial #: 44-74008
Construction #: 122-40548
Civil Registration:
N8676E
N76AF
N151MC
Construction #: 122-40548
Civil Registration:
N8676E
N76AF
N151MC
History:
Delivered to Royal Canadian Air Force as 9274.
- BOC: January 11, 1951.
- SOC: May 14, 1959.
James Defuria/Intercontinental Airways, Canastota, NY, February 27, 1959-1960.
- Registered as N8676E.
M.N. Bostick, Waco, TX, June 24, 1960-1966.
Courtesy Aircraft, Loves Park, IL, December 16, 1969.
Richard W. Foote/Automatic Business Products Inc., Hartford, CT, January 20, 1969-1973.
- Flew as race #51, #71/Tokefogo ("To keep from growing old")
C.G. Kreuger/North American Flyers, Brookfield, CT, December 1973-1974.
- Registered as N76AF.
John Crumlish, Southbury, CT, 1974-1975.
- Crashed at Marthas Vineyard, CT, June 8, 1975.
-- Crumlish killed.
Mark Clark, Rockford, IL, July 1978-1983.
- Wreckage stored.
- Registered as N151MC.
Ronald M. Runyan, Fairfield, OH, 1983.
- Wreckage stored.
ID transferred to 44-73339/N51RR.
Delivered to Royal Canadian Air Force as 9274.
- BOC: January 11, 1951.
- SOC: May 14, 1959.
James Defuria/Intercontinental Airways, Canastota, NY, February 27, 1959-1960.
- Registered as N8676E.
M.N. Bostick, Waco, TX, June 24, 1960-1966.
Courtesy Aircraft, Loves Park, IL, December 16, 1969.
Richard W. Foote/Automatic Business Products Inc., Hartford, CT, January 20, 1969-1973.
- Flew as race #51, #71/Tokefogo ("To keep from growing old")
C.G. Kreuger/North American Flyers, Brookfield, CT, December 1973-1974.
- Registered as N76AF.
John Crumlish, Southbury, CT, 1974-1975.
- Crashed at Marthas Vineyard, CT, June 8, 1975.
-- Crumlish killed.
Mark Clark, Rockford, IL, July 1978-1983.
- Wreckage stored.
- Registered as N151MC.
Ronald M. Runyan, Fairfield, OH, 1983.
- Wreckage stored.
ID transferred to 44-73339/N51RR.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Photo Source(s):
Bob AyMarch
Bob AyMarch