P-51 MUSTANG/45-11586
Serial #: 45-11586
Construction #: 124-48339
Civil Registration:
N5423V
N51HA
N13LF
N51HT
N51PE
Construction #: 124-48339
Civil Registration:
N5423V
N51HA
N13LF
N51HT
N51PE
History:
Delivered to United States Army Air force as 45-11586, 19??.
- Put up for dispossal at McClellan AFB, CA, January 1957.
Walter D. Oakes, Chicago, IL, 1963-1970.
- Registered as N5423V.
Albert Shirkey, Tulsa, OK, 1978.
William E. Harrison, Tulsa, OK, 1978.
- Registered as N51HA.
- Flew as race #3.
Lynn L. Florey, FL, 1983-1984.
- Registered as N13LF.
- Flew as Death Rattler.
Harry E. Tope, Mt. Pleasant, MI, November 1986-1990.
- Registered as N51HT, February 1987.
- Crashed, A/C destroyed, Ottawa, Ontario, July 1, 1990.
-- Mr. Tope fatally injured in accident.
Gerald Beck, Wahpeton, ND, February 20, 1997-2002.
- Acquired wreckage.
- I.D. transferred to restoration project, 1997.
Paul Ehlen, Bloomington, MN, 2002-2005.
- Registered as N51PE, April 7, 2005.
- Restored to airworthy, Wahpeton, ND.
- First flight, April 2005.
- Painted as 413551/FT-K/Little Horse.
Wells Fargo Bank, Salt Lake City, UT, March 29, 2008.
Little Horse LLC, Dover, DE, April 4, 2001-2017.
Delivered to United States Army Air force as 45-11586, 19??.
- Put up for dispossal at McClellan AFB, CA, January 1957.
Walter D. Oakes, Chicago, IL, 1963-1970.
- Registered as N5423V.
Albert Shirkey, Tulsa, OK, 1978.
William E. Harrison, Tulsa, OK, 1978.
- Registered as N51HA.
- Flew as race #3.
Lynn L. Florey, FL, 1983-1984.
- Registered as N13LF.
- Flew as Death Rattler.
Harry E. Tope, Mt. Pleasant, MI, November 1986-1990.
- Registered as N51HT, February 1987.
- Crashed, A/C destroyed, Ottawa, Ontario, July 1, 1990.
-- Mr. Tope fatally injured in accident.
Gerald Beck, Wahpeton, ND, February 20, 1997-2002.
- Acquired wreckage.
- I.D. transferred to restoration project, 1997.
Paul Ehlen, Bloomington, MN, 2002-2005.
- Registered as N51PE, April 7, 2005.
- Restored to airworthy, Wahpeton, ND.
- First flight, April 2005.
- Painted as 413551/FT-K/Little Horse.
Wells Fargo Bank, Salt Lake City, UT, March 29, 2008.
Little Horse LLC, Dover, DE, April 4, 2001-2017.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Photo Source(s):
Caz Caswell.
Caz Caswell.