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P-51 Mustang Survivors
P-51 Mustang Survivors
44-73343 N551JV "Live Bait"
Flying
NAA Type:
Serial #:
Registry:
.. past:
Serial #:
Registry:
.. past:
P-51D-25NA
44-73343
N551JV
N5482V
44-73343
N551JV
N5482V
History / Previous Identities:
1963: N5482V, Ben Hall, Seattle WA 1964: Reno Air Races at Sky Ranch - Race #2 "Seattle Miss"
1966: Reno Air Races - Race #2 "Esther's Mink"
1967: Reno Air Races - Race #2 "Traveler"
1969: Chance Enterprises Inc, Half Moon Bay CA
1969: Michael Loening, Boise ID - Race #2 "Miss Salmon River"
1971: crash landing at Reno Air Races
1983: Bruce Morehouse, San Antonio TX
2005: Larry Thompson, restoration
2008: at Midwest Restorations Inc
2010: May - N551JV, sold to Jon Vesely, very near to completion
2010: July - First Flight by Vlado Lenoch. Congrats to owner Jon Vesely, Mike Vadeboncoeur of Midwest Aero Restorations and the skill of Vlado Lenoch as a test pilot.
Image Credits:
David Leininger
Emil Strasser courtesy Warbird Aero Press
Gerald Liang courtesy Warbird Aero Press
Mike Shakocius
Mike Vadeboncoeur Midwest Aero Restorations Ltd
Ron Baak Ron Baak
Ron Olson Ron's Archive
Roger Syratt
Vlado Lenoch
Emil Strasser courtesy Warbird Aero Press
Gerald Liang courtesy Warbird Aero Press
Mike Shakocius
Mike Vadeboncoeur Midwest Aero Restorations Ltd
Ron Baak Ron Baak
Ron Olson Ron's Archive
Roger Syratt
Vlado Lenoch
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