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44-72826 N51YS "Scat VI"
George Hickman, Alabama
P-51 Survivor 44-72826 N51YS
Status: Flying
NAA Type: P-51D-25NA
Serial #: 44-72826
Registry: N51YS
.. past:   N6344T
  C-FBAU (#2)
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History: 44-72826 N51YS "Scat VI"
1947: Jun 07, RCAF 9563
1960: Sep 29, SOC
1957: Feb 25, James Defuria / Fred Ritts / Intercontinental Airways
1960: N6344T, Aero Enterprises
1964: May 04, N6344T, John Milton, Edwardsville IL
1973: Mar 31, N6344T, Max & Danny Ramsey, Johnson KS
1978: Jan 04, N6344T, Tom Watson, Stowe VT
1985: March, C-FBAU (#2), Dennis Bradley, Hamilton Ontario Canada
1991: N51YS, Steve Collins, Dunwoody GA, "Old Boy"
Based at Peachtree-Dekalb Airport in Atlanta, flown by Ray Fowler
2000: flown by Steve Collins
2002: March, N51YS, sold, Marius Maxwell, Paducah KY
2005: July, repainted and flown to Oshkosh Convention where it was joined by Robin Olds, WWII pilot of "Scat VI" - the original. Olds put on a great forum with stories from WWII. He answers your questions with great truth and some color. He is very entertaining and is still a great fighter pilot at heart.
2006: Jun 02, N51YS, Mikoyan LLC, Rapid City SD
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2007: June 14, after battling with illness for a several months, this young-at-heart fighter pilot, Robin Olds, died peacefully one month short of his 85th birthday. Olds was a great American hero! Wiki. has some info on him here.
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2008: Jul 18, N51YS, Denny Hickman, Gordo AL
2009: Feb 27, N51YS, Scat VI LLC, Tuscaloosa AL
2017: Aug 21, N51YS, George Hickman, Gordo AL

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