P-51 MUSTANG/44-73704
Serial #: 44-73704
Construction #: 122-40244
Civil Registration:
N6168C
Construction #: 122-40244
Civil Registration:
N6168C
Delivered to U.S. Army Air Force as 44-73704, 19??.
Plauche Electric Inc, Lake Charles, LA, 1963-1969.
- Registered as N6168C.
- Damaged in forced landing with wheels up, off airport, Sarasota, FL, August 10, 1968.
Marvin L. Gardner/Gardner Flyers Inc, Brownwood & Mercedes, TX, 1970-1994.
- Flew as race #25/Thunderbird.
Lewis Shaw/Musco Inc, Dallas, TX, February 15, 1994-2002.
- Restored to airworthy, Breckenridge, TX, 1998
- Flew as 473704/FF704.
Maggies Mixers LLC, Aspen, CO, June 2011-2012.
- Damaged during landing, Hollister, CA, October 24, 2011.
-- Left main gear collapsed, left wing damage and propeller strike.
- Undergoing repairs.
Plauche Electric Inc, Lake Charles, LA, 1963-1969.
- Registered as N6168C.
- Damaged in forced landing with wheels up, off airport, Sarasota, FL, August 10, 1968.
Marvin L. Gardner/Gardner Flyers Inc, Brownwood & Mercedes, TX, 1970-1994.
- Flew as race #25/Thunderbird.
Lewis Shaw/Musco Inc, Dallas, TX, February 15, 1994-2002.
- Restored to airworthy, Breckenridge, TX, 1998
- Flew as 473704/FF704.
Maggies Mixers LLC, Aspen, CO, June 2011-2012.
- Damaged during landing, Hollister, CA, October 24, 2011.
-- Left main gear collapsed, left wing damage and propeller strike.
- Undergoing repairs.
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):
Tom Royal
Research Assistance:
None
Tom Royal
Research Assistance:
None