| Status: | Flying |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-30NT |
| Conversion: |
TP-51D |
| Serial #: | 45-11586 |
| Registry: | N51PE |
| .. past: | N5423V N51HA N13LF N51HT |
S/N 45-11586 C/N 124-48339
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195?: SC ANG
1957: sold surplus, McClellan AFB, Sacramento CA, rep. 1604TT $866
1959: N5423V, Leeward Aeronautical, Miami FL
1959: June photo at Miami Intl - bare metal w/N5423V on side
1961: landing accident, Grandview IL
1963: N5423V, Walter Oakes, Chicago IL
1970: N5423V, Albert Shirkey, Tulsa OK
1978: N51HA, William Harrison, Tulsa OK
1983: N13LF, Lynn Florey
1986: N13LF, Harry Tope, Mt. Pleasant MI, "Death Rattler"
1987: N51HT, Harry Tope, Mt. Pleasant MI
1990: Jul 01, N51HT, crashed / destroyed, Ottawa Ontario - H.Tope killed
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1996: N51HT, Gerald Beck, Wahpeton ND
2002: Aug 27, N51HT, Paul Ehlen, Bloomington MN, restoration TP-51D
2004: N51HT, restoration in progress, complete summer '05
2005: Apr 07, N51PE, Paul Ehlen, Bloomington MN
2005: N51PE, restoration complete, "Little Horse" is making stops at all the shows within a tank or two of fuel. Good to see another nicely restored P-51 in the air.
2008: N51PE, for sale, Wells Fargo Bank, Salt Lake City UT
2010: N51PE, sold, going to Houston Texas
2011: Apr 6, N51PE, Little Horse LLC, part of the Texas Flying Legends Museum
2018: Aug 16, N51PE, moved, based at the Dakota Territory Air Museum, Minot ND
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195?: SC ANG
1957: sold surplus, McClellan AFB, Sacramento CA, rep. 1604TT $866
1959: N5423V, Leeward Aeronautical, Miami FL
1959: June photo at Miami Intl - bare metal w/N5423V on side
1961: landing accident, Grandview IL
1963: N5423V, Walter Oakes, Chicago IL
1970: N5423V, Albert Shirkey, Tulsa OK
1978: N51HA, William Harrison, Tulsa OK
1983: N13LF, Lynn Florey
1986: N13LF, Harry Tope, Mt. Pleasant MI, "Death Rattler"
1987: N51HT, Harry Tope, Mt. Pleasant MI
1990: Jul 01, N51HT, crashed / destroyed, Ottawa Ontario - H.Tope killed
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1996: N51HT, Gerald Beck, Wahpeton ND
2002: Aug 27, N51HT, Paul Ehlen, Bloomington MN, restoration TP-51D
2004: N51HT, restoration in progress, complete summer '05
2005: Apr 07, N51PE, Paul Ehlen, Bloomington MN
2005: N51PE, restoration complete, "Little Horse" is making stops at all the shows within a tank or two of fuel. Good to see another nicely restored P-51 in the air.
2008: N51PE, for sale, Wells Fargo Bank, Salt Lake City UT
2010: N51PE, sold, going to Houston Texas
2011: Apr 6, N51PE, Little Horse LLC, part of the Texas Flying Legends Museum
2018: Aug 16, N51PE, moved, based at the Dakota Territory Air Museum, Minot ND
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