P-51 MUSTANG/44-74446
Serial #: 44-74446
Construction #: 122-40986
Civil Registration:
CF-LOR
N1451D
Construction #: 122-40986
Civil Registration:
CF-LOR
N1451D
History:
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 44-74446, 19??.
- Stored at Kelly Field, TX, 1946-1950.
Delivered to Royal Canadian Air Force as 9223.
- BOC: November 15, 1950.
- SOC: November 1, 1960.
- Overhauled by Pacific Airmotive, Burbank, CA.
James Defuria/Intercontinental Airways, Conastota, NY, December 30, 1958.
- Acquired from RCAF Disposals, Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
- Airframe time: 780 hrs.
- Ferried from Fort Macleod, Alberta to Calgary, August 1959.
Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, IN, 1960.
Milt Harradance, Calgary, Alberta, 1960-1965.
- Registered as CF-LOR.
- Propellor damaged during low pass, Shepard AFB, December 23, 1961.
Gary L. Oates, Weston, Ontario, 1965-1966.
Gary Oates & Mike Malagies, Toronto, Ontario, 1967-1969.
Froates Aviation, Toronto, Ontario, 1969-1970.
Howard A. Sloan, August 20, 1970.
John W. Temple & R.L. Robertson, TN, November 6, 1970.
John W. Temple, Signal Mountain, TN, March 14, 1975.
- Registered as N1451D.
John J. Stokes/Cen-Tex Aviation, San Marcos, TX, November 13, 1975.
Cecil H. Harp, Lodi, CA, January 12, 1976-1978.
Michael Clarke, Phoenix, AZ/Prescott, AZ, March 26, 1978-1992.
- Flew as Unrulie Julie/MX-C.
- Damaged after striking trees during forced landing, Ash Fork, AZ, April 3, 1987.
- Rebuilt at Chino, CA, 1988-1994.
- First flight April 4, 1994.
- Crashed after forced landing, near Chino, CA, April 4, 1994.
William A. Speer, La Mesa, CA, April 1994-1995.
- Acquired wreckage.
- Rebuild started in San Diego, CA using new build fuselage and mainplane.
Bill L. Jennings, Carson City, NV, December 1994-1998.
- Purchased at Speer Auction, December 10, 1994.
-- Purchased as partial restoration.
- Rebuild completed at Chino, CA.
- First flight, November 29, 1995.
- Flew as Saturday Night Special.
Jon Barnett/Barnett Investments Inc, La Verne, CA, August 11, 1997-2001.
R. Nathan Davis, Tipton, IN, July 16, 2001-2013.
- Flew in USAAF scheme as 11/Checkertail Clan.
Bridgewood Holdings LLC, Durango, CO, August 2013-1014.
- Crashed after take-off, Durango-La Plata County Airport, Durango, CO, July 4, 2014.
- Pilot and passenger fatally injured.
- Aircraft destroyed.
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 44-74446, 19??.
- Stored at Kelly Field, TX, 1946-1950.
Delivered to Royal Canadian Air Force as 9223.
- BOC: November 15, 1950.
- SOC: November 1, 1960.
- Overhauled by Pacific Airmotive, Burbank, CA.
James Defuria/Intercontinental Airways, Conastota, NY, December 30, 1958.
- Acquired from RCAF Disposals, Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
- Airframe time: 780 hrs.
- Ferried from Fort Macleod, Alberta to Calgary, August 1959.
Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, IN, 1960.
Milt Harradance, Calgary, Alberta, 1960-1965.
- Registered as CF-LOR.
- Propellor damaged during low pass, Shepard AFB, December 23, 1961.
Gary L. Oates, Weston, Ontario, 1965-1966.
Gary Oates & Mike Malagies, Toronto, Ontario, 1967-1969.
Froates Aviation, Toronto, Ontario, 1969-1970.
Howard A. Sloan, August 20, 1970.
John W. Temple & R.L. Robertson, TN, November 6, 1970.
John W. Temple, Signal Mountain, TN, March 14, 1975.
- Registered as N1451D.
John J. Stokes/Cen-Tex Aviation, San Marcos, TX, November 13, 1975.
Cecil H. Harp, Lodi, CA, January 12, 1976-1978.
Michael Clarke, Phoenix, AZ/Prescott, AZ, March 26, 1978-1992.
- Flew as Unrulie Julie/MX-C.
- Damaged after striking trees during forced landing, Ash Fork, AZ, April 3, 1987.
- Rebuilt at Chino, CA, 1988-1994.
- First flight April 4, 1994.
- Crashed after forced landing, near Chino, CA, April 4, 1994.
William A. Speer, La Mesa, CA, April 1994-1995.
- Acquired wreckage.
- Rebuild started in San Diego, CA using new build fuselage and mainplane.
Bill L. Jennings, Carson City, NV, December 1994-1998.
- Purchased at Speer Auction, December 10, 1994.
-- Purchased as partial restoration.
- Rebuild completed at Chino, CA.
- First flight, November 29, 1995.
- Flew as Saturday Night Special.
Jon Barnett/Barnett Investments Inc, La Verne, CA, August 11, 1997-2001.
R. Nathan Davis, Tipton, IN, July 16, 2001-2013.
- Flew in USAAF scheme as 11/Checkertail Clan.
Bridgewood Holdings LLC, Durango, CO, August 2013-1014.
- Crashed after take-off, Durango-La Plata County Airport, Durango, CO, July 4, 2014.
- Pilot and passenger fatally injured.
- Aircraft destroyed.
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):
Chuck Gardner, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003
Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging
Richard Huston.
Chuck Gardner, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003
Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging
Richard Huston.