P-51 MUSTANG/44-63576
Serial #: 44-63576
Construction #: 122-31302
Civil Registration:
NX37492
N37492
N51DH
Construction #: 122-31302
Civil Registration:
NX37492
N37492
N51DH
Ron Freeman, 1946-1949.
- Flown as race #37/"Wraith" (later "Jay Dee")
- Registered as NX37492.
Stored circa 1950-1970.
Edward Fisher, Kansas City, KS, 1963.
- Registered as N37492.
John E. Dilley, Muncie, IN, 1969-1972.
Max I. Ramsay, Johnson, KS, 1977-1981.
- Restoration started, Chino, CA, 1977.
Consolidated Airways, Fort Wayne, IN, February 1981-1984.
- Restoration continued, Chino, CA, 1974-1985.
- Registered as N51DH.
- First flight, Chino, CA, 1985.
Frank Strickler/Fox 51Limited, Denton, TX, January 1985-1986.
Evergreen Ventures Inc/Evergreen Heritage Collection/Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, OR, 1986-2011.
- Displayed as 463573/N2-S.
- Maintained airworthy.
- Flown as race #37/"Wraith" (later "Jay Dee")
- Registered as NX37492.
Stored circa 1950-1970.
Edward Fisher, Kansas City, KS, 1963.
- Registered as N37492.
John E. Dilley, Muncie, IN, 1969-1972.
Max I. Ramsay, Johnson, KS, 1977-1981.
- Restoration started, Chino, CA, 1977.
Consolidated Airways, Fort Wayne, IN, February 1981-1984.
- Restoration continued, Chino, CA, 1974-1985.
- Registered as N51DH.
- First flight, Chino, CA, 1985.
Frank Strickler/Fox 51Limited, Denton, TX, January 1985-1986.
Evergreen Ventures Inc/Evergreen Heritage Collection/Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, OR, 1986-2011.
- Displayed as 463573/N2-S.
- Maintained airworthy.
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.
Federal Aviation Administration, 2011.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Federal Aviation Administration, 2011.
Photo Source(s):
Jeff Barrow via Kase Dekker/American Aviation Historical Society Collection
Research Assistance:
None
Jeff Barrow via Kase Dekker/American Aviation Historical Society Collection
Research Assistance:
None
