Case #45 shows P-51H, 44-64415, when it was registered N313H, and owned by William Hogan, of Hamilton, Ohio. It had served with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as NACA130. It is now owned by Don Whittington, and based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as N49WB. It is one of only two airworthy 'H' models in existence.

Think this is / was Bill Hogans H that was sold to the Whittingtons and is listed as for sale or possibly sold......thats my guess....

That is the ex William Hogan H model, now N49WB. Whittington Bros., World Jet.

Rare pix of this bird in its red paint. It was repainted in gold. Owned by Ben Hogan from Dayton OH area. He flew it several years during the 70s. Now owned by the Whittington Bros. In a RAF camo style paint scheme.

The subject of case no. 49 is in fact the P-51H that is last known to have been under the ownership of the Whittington Bros. The last known N-number was N49WB which was the number they obtained following the purchase of this rare Mustang.I will admit that much of the information I am providing is supported in your Mustangs Today section of this website. This aircraft was in fact the one owned by Bill Hogan of Hamilton, Ohio from 1966 to 1978 as N313H.The airplane went through a lengthy restoration following Bill Whittington's incident at Reno '78. If I remember correctly, this incident was do to the failure of the prop governor. Bill had to intentionally ground loop the aircraft to avoid hitting some "free-loading spectators" who were in close proximity to the runway overrun area. Fortunately, he also avoided hitting a ditch that could have made the accident much worse.The aircraft was not seen at Reno again until 1983, shortly after its completion . Many parts had to be made from scratch due to the rarity of the H-model. My father built the replacement belly scoop for the Whittingtons from blueprints obtained from the Smithsonian. Much research of Smithsonian archives was required under the direction of the Whittingtons and that of Daryl Skurich who rebuilt the aircraft at his facility in Ft. Collins Co.

I believe that case 45 is the H model, as painted when owned by Bill Hogan. It was owned (and may still be) by the Wittington's in Fort Lauderdale and is N49WB now. Registry shows sale pending. If it is, then its serial number is 44-64415.

N313H was owned by Bill Hogan in 1968. The pilot in this photo at the Rockford fly-in in 1968 was my father, Art Hogan. I remember going to the fly in at Rockford with him. That's me in the back seat, I was 17 years old. Bill, Art, Joe, and Bernie Hogan were 4 brothers who owned the Hamilton, Ohio airport. Bill bought the P51H in 1963, restored it and flew it in 1965. He sold it in 1977. In the years he owned it he put on dozens of airshows at many airports, mostly within about 200 miles of Hamilton. I got to go along with him to many of these airshows. A wonderful experience to ride in the P51 as well as to watch an airshow performance close up at small airports. Absolutely unforgettable. There must be hundreds of photos out there taken by spectators at the air shows.

My brother Joe who wrote the description flying with Bill Hogan passed on March 5, 2012 in Hamilton Ohio.

This is William E. Hogan's son, Bill Hogan. I was enjoying an old history film on the impact of the P 51 Mustang had on World War II. I agree with others that the orange, brown and yellow P51H model was built and owned by my father and the Hogan brothers airport in Hamilton Ohio. These colors were changed to white ,black and gold for the last several years. It would be fun to enjoy another air show with this P 51H model. It was a spectacular performance plane for many, many airshows.

This is William E. Hogan's son, Bill Hogan. I was enjoying an old history film on the impact of the P 51 Mustang had on World War II. I agree with others that the orange, brown and yellow P51H model was built and owned by my father and the Hogan brothers airport in Hamilton Ohio. These colors were changed to white ,black and gold for the last several years. It would be fun to enjoy another air show with this P 51H model. It was a spectacular performance plane for many, many airshows.

I took flying lessons at the Hogan Airport in the early 1970's and remember Bill Hogan and the P-51. He would often put on a mini airshow around their airport, to the enjoyment of others like myself. I wish I had taken the time to know them better, Art signed off on my private checkride in my logbook.

Does anyone know where to find pictures of the Hogan owned H during the 70s in Hamilton?

I saw this plane many times as a child and will never forget my grandfather lifting 7 year old me up to look in to the open cockpit after a show at the Hogan airfield. Bill always gave us a thrill during holiday parades and mini shows at the airfield!

Is the plane based out of Florida now or does it still reside in Hamilton.
I'm a resident and just a few years back I saw a P-51 being put into one of their newer hangers.
I'm certain it was a p-51as I saw it in flight and basically followed it to the airport. I managed to pull over and get a couple bad pictures I can't find anymore unfortunately