| Status: | Crashed/Destroyed - 58 |
| NAA Type: | P-51B-5NA |
| Serial #: | 43-6351 |
| Registry: | N68738 |
| .. past: | |
1943: Nov 11, crashed, 8 mi E of Lunden Field, Cincinnati OH, Keith J Husted pilot killed during forced landing attempt - engine failure. Base: Long Beach CA.
194?: post-war photo shows recon camera (F-6)
195?: N68738
1958: crashed, Belly landing at Hayward Ca - scrapped/parted - rep. tail was used in rebuild of P-51C 43-25147, Pete Regina
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Most likely, not the correct SN for N68738.
USAAF delivered 43-6351 to UK/RAF as Mustang III, FX991
Crashed on t.o. Aug 27 1945
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194?: post-war photo shows recon camera (F-6)
195?: N68738
1958: crashed, Belly landing at Hayward Ca - scrapped/parted - rep. tail was used in rebuild of P-51C 43-25147, Pete Regina
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Most likely, not the correct SN for N68738.
USAAF delivered 43-6351 to UK/RAF as Mustang III, FX991
Crashed on t.o. Aug 27 1945
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