| Status: | written off / FAR service |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-25NA |
| Serial #: | 44-73978 |
| Registry: | N89E |
| .. past: | N89E |
S/N 44-73978 C/N 122-40518
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1950: Dec 06, BOC RCAF 9241
1956: Dec 03, SOC RCAF
1956: Oct 26, N89E, Stinson Field Aircraft, San Antonio TX
- 1 of 8 P-51s purchased
1957: N89#, sale, Don Thayer / Mark Shaw, Forest Hills NY, cloud seeding
1957: May 01, N89E, sale, Robert M Morgan, Sarasota FL
1958: N89E, sale, Allen McDonald, Miami Springs FL
- rep. front for illegal export to Cuba
1958: rep. to Cuba as FAR 401
- other evidence is that FAR 401 is 45-11700 N5422V
- this is either FAR 201 or FAR 400
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Cuba did not operate the P-51 Mustang as a standard air force fighter in the post-war era. Instead, a handful of Mustangs were clandestinely acquired from the United States in 1958 and briefly flown by revolutionary forces during the final months of the Cuban Revolution. Their operational impact was limited, but their historical significance is notable, representing one of the Mustang’s final appearances in armed conflict.
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1950: Dec 06, BOC RCAF 9241
1956: Dec 03, SOC RCAF
1956: Oct 26, N89E, Stinson Field Aircraft, San Antonio TX
- 1 of 8 P-51s purchased
1957: N89#, sale, Don Thayer / Mark Shaw, Forest Hills NY, cloud seeding
1957: May 01, N89E, sale, Robert M Morgan, Sarasota FL
1958: N89E, sale, Allen McDonald, Miami Springs FL
- rep. front for illegal export to Cuba
1958: rep. to Cuba as FAR 401
- other evidence is that FAR 401 is 45-11700 N5422V
- this is either FAR 201 or FAR 400
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Cuba did not operate the P-51 Mustang as a standard air force fighter in the post-war era. Instead, a handful of Mustangs were clandestinely acquired from the United States in 1958 and briefly flown by revolutionary forces during the final months of the Cuban Revolution. Their operational impact was limited, but their historical significance is notable, representing one of the Mustang’s final appearances in armed conflict.
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