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Test your P-51 memory, knowledge
and research ability!
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via WarbirdAeroPress.com
by Gerald Liang
Goss, Scheil, Kerr, Pfaendler
via WarbirdAeroPress.com
by Gerald Liang
Goss, Scheil, Kerr, Pfaendler
Readers' Responses:
Randy Goss: Looks like Roger Wolfe's airplane, as raced at Reno 1971- the first year I attended! 44-73027 N9146R Roger Wolfe Reno 197I I believe, this a/c was later N51MP
Joe Scheil: 44-73027 ex RCAF 9250 from 6.12.50 to 15.10.59. Issued N9146R by Trans Florida Aviation, this Mustang was one of several ex RCAF Aircraft registered at the same time, N9145R, N9148R ect...notably this one went quickly to E.D Weiner Nov 8, 1960. There were 4 more owners until Roger Wolfe of Fallon, Nevada showed up at Reno as Race 12, and where the picture was taken 1971 or 72? Bob Guildford and the Mustang Pilots Club aquired her next, now N5747, and suffered a belly landing in October of 74, and then a more serious c/l and fire in Bakersfield October 1977. With a Phillipine wing and as N51MP, the rebuilt Mustang crashed at Lancaster, CA in October of 1980. The aircraft was destroyed. Bill Speer used an AURI airframe to rebuild "73027" and the airframe went to France as "Temptation". F-AZJM. Sold to Swiss registry as HB-RCW the aircraft again was destroyed September 3, 1998.
Walter Lamb: This is a P-51D-30-NA, s/n #44-74458, c/n #122-40998, ex RCAF 9226, now owned by John Marlin as N65206. The photo dates to 1971 at Reno where then owner Roger Wolfe qualified 13th , and placed 5th in the Silver Race at 344.22 mph. Also raced at Mojave that year, placed 13th after dropping out on the 10th lap with mechanical problems. Don't believe it ever raced again.
John Kerr: Acft is N9146R, P-51D 44-73027. Registered at time, 1970-1972, to Roger Wolfe of Fallon, Nv.
Eric Pfaendler: This is Roger Wolfe's mustang N9146R and the photo is from the 1971 Reno Air Races. Wolfe qualified 13th at 332.203mph and finished 4th in the medallion race at 310.79mph (fill in entry) and 5th in the consolation race at 344.22mph. Aircraft was also raced in 1971 California 1000 and finished 13th with mechanical problems.
44-73027: to RCAF as 9250
N9146R El Paso Airmotive Inc. El Paso, TX 1963
McClellan Haynes Co. Tracey, CA 1966
John M. Percival San Jose, CA 1969
Roger Wolfe Fallon, NV 1971
N5747
N51MP crashed and burned Lancaster, CA 4/10/80
Randy Goss: Looks like Roger Wolfe's airplane, as raced at Reno 1971- the first year I attended! 44-73027 N9146R Roger Wolfe Reno 197I I believe, this a/c was later N51MP
Joe Scheil: 44-73027 ex RCAF 9250 from 6.12.50 to 15.10.59. Issued N9146R by Trans Florida Aviation, this Mustang was one of several ex RCAF Aircraft registered at the same time, N9145R, N9148R ect...notably this one went quickly to E.D Weiner Nov 8, 1960. There were 4 more owners until Roger Wolfe of Fallon, Nevada showed up at Reno as Race 12, and where the picture was taken 1971 or 72? Bob Guildford and the Mustang Pilots Club aquired her next, now N5747, and suffered a belly landing in October of 74, and then a more serious c/l and fire in Bakersfield October 1977. With a Phillipine wing and as N51MP, the rebuilt Mustang crashed at Lancaster, CA in October of 1980. The aircraft was destroyed. Bill Speer used an AURI airframe to rebuild "73027" and the airframe went to France as "Temptation". F-AZJM. Sold to Swiss registry as HB-RCW the aircraft again was destroyed September 3, 1998.
Walter Lamb: This is a P-51D-30-NA, s/n #44-74458, c/n #122-40998, ex RCAF 9226, now owned by John Marlin as N65206. The photo dates to 1971 at Reno where then owner Roger Wolfe qualified 13th , and placed 5th in the Silver Race at 344.22 mph. Also raced at Mojave that year, placed 13th after dropping out on the 10th lap with mechanical problems. Don't believe it ever raced again.
John Kerr: Acft is N9146R, P-51D 44-73027. Registered at time, 1970-1972, to Roger Wolfe of Fallon, Nv.
Eric Pfaendler: This is Roger Wolfe's mustang N9146R and the photo is from the 1971 Reno Air Races. Wolfe qualified 13th at 332.203mph and finished 4th in the medallion race at 310.79mph (fill in entry) and 5th in the consolation race at 344.22mph. Aircraft was also raced in 1971 California 1000 and finished 13th with mechanical problems.
44-73027: to RCAF as 9250
N9146R El Paso Airmotive Inc. El Paso, TX 1963
McClellan Haynes Co. Tracey, CA 1966
John M. Percival San Jose, CA 1969
Roger Wolfe Fallon, NV 1971
N5747
N51MP crashed and burned Lancaster, CA 4/10/80
| Robert J. Wolfe | July 31, 2010 at 22:14:03 |
| Just wondering if I'm related in some way as I also like Aviation/Transportation of any shape, 2 or 4 wheels, helicopters, & racing of any kind as well. | |
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