P-51 MUSTANG/44-73877
Serial #: 44-73877
Construction #: 122-40417
Civil Registration:
N6320T
CF-PCZ
N167F
Construction #: 122-40417
Civil Registration:
N6320T
CF-PCZ
N167F
History:
Delivered to Royal Canadian Air Force as 9279.
- BOC: January 23, 1951.
- SOC: April 29, 1958.
James Defuria/Fred Ritts/Intercontinental Airways, Conastota, NY, February 25, 1957-1960.
- Registered as N6320T.
Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, IN, 1960.
Neil McClain, Strathmore, Alberta, 1960-1968.
- Registered as CF-PCZ.
Paul D. Finefrock, Hobart, OK, April 29, 1968-1970.
- Registered as N167F.
- Collided with Pi51D/N2870D while taxying for air race, Eiless, TX, September 1, 1969.
- Rebuilt.
Paul D. Finefrock, Brownwood, TX, October 1970-1980.
Ward Wilkins/RLS 51Ltd, Fort Collins, CO, September 1980-1984Anders Saether/RLS 51Ltd, 1984-2001.
- Rebuilt by Vintage Aircraft, Ft. Collins, CO, 1980-1985.
- First flight by Anders Saether, 1985.
- Delivered June 27, 1986.
- Repainted as "Detroit Miss" E2D, 1999.
- Flew as "Old Crow" in Olive Drab scheme, 2001.
- Operated by Scandinavian Historic Flight, Oslo, Norway, 1984-2001.
Scandinavian Historic Flight Ltd, Sand Francisco, CA, November 1998-2001.
- Flew as 473877/E2-D/Detroit Miss.
Joda LLC, Town and Country, MO, March 8, 2001-2002.
- Based in Norway, 2001.
- Flown as 414450/B6-Sn/Old Crow.
Delivered to Royal Canadian Air Force as 9279.
- BOC: January 23, 1951.
- SOC: April 29, 1958.
James Defuria/Fred Ritts/Intercontinental Airways, Conastota, NY, February 25, 1957-1960.
- Registered as N6320T.
Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, IN, 1960.
Neil McClain, Strathmore, Alberta, 1960-1968.
- Registered as CF-PCZ.
Paul D. Finefrock, Hobart, OK, April 29, 1968-1970.
- Registered as N167F.
- Collided with Pi51D/N2870D while taxying for air race, Eiless, TX, September 1, 1969.
- Rebuilt.
Paul D. Finefrock, Brownwood, TX, October 1970-1980.
Ward Wilkins/RLS 51Ltd, Fort Collins, CO, September 1980-1984Anders Saether/RLS 51Ltd, 1984-2001.
- Rebuilt by Vintage Aircraft, Ft. Collins, CO, 1980-1985.
- First flight by Anders Saether, 1985.
- Delivered June 27, 1986.
- Repainted as "Detroit Miss" E2D, 1999.
- Flew as "Old Crow" in Olive Drab scheme, 2001.
- Operated by Scandinavian Historic Flight, Oslo, Norway, 1984-2001.
Scandinavian Historic Flight Ltd, Sand Francisco, CA, November 1998-2001.
- Flew as 473877/E2-D/Detroit Miss.
Joda LLC, Town and Country, MO, March 8, 2001-2002.
- Based in Norway, 2001.
- Flown as 414450/B6-Sn/Old Crow.
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):
Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging
Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging