| Status: | Restoration to Static |
| NAA Type: | |
| Serial #: | A68-071 |
| Registry: | VH-VID |
| .. past: | |
S/N A68-071
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1946: Apr 16 - RAAF No. 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton
1946: May 13 - Care and Maintenance Unit
1946: Aug 15 - No 78 FS, Williamtown, NSW
1947: Apr 10 - rain-making experiments by CSIRO
1948: Mar 19 - No 25 City of Perth Squadron, Citizen's Air Force
1949: Apr 24 - landing accident by first-time P-51 pilot. Stalled after ballooning. Right wing damaged. P-51 placed in storage.
1949: Oct 14 - assigned as instructional airframe, Pearce.
1952: SOC
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1952: Oct 24 - airframe to Perth Technical College.
1952: Midland Technical School. 20 year open storage.
1972: RAAF Association. Aviation Museum
1984: Derek Macphail
2001: Nov 20, VH-VID reserved
2001: Dec, moved, to Melbourne
Update as of August 2003:
Fuselage center section totally rebuilt with new longerons
Tailcone, fin assembly, flaps and ailerons all rebuilt
Wings are next on list to rebuild
Thanks to Derek Macphail for the update
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2016: May, sale, Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin
2016: Jul 09, moved, Australian National Aviation Museum, restoration to static display
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1946: Apr 16 - RAAF No. 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton
1946: May 13 - Care and Maintenance Unit
1946: Aug 15 - No 78 FS, Williamtown, NSW
1947: Apr 10 - rain-making experiments by CSIRO
1948: Mar 19 - No 25 City of Perth Squadron, Citizen's Air Force
1949: Apr 24 - landing accident by first-time P-51 pilot. Stalled after ballooning. Right wing damaged. P-51 placed in storage.
1949: Oct 14 - assigned as instructional airframe, Pearce.
1952: SOC
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1952: Oct 24 - airframe to Perth Technical College.
1952: Midland Technical School. 20 year open storage.
1972: RAAF Association. Aviation Museum
1984: Derek Macphail
2001: Nov 20, VH-VID reserved
2001: Dec, moved, to Melbourne
Update as of August 2003:
Fuselage center section totally rebuilt with new longerons
Tailcone, fin assembly, flaps and ailerons all rebuilt
Wings are next on list to rebuild
Thanks to Derek Macphail for the update
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2016: May, sale, Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin
2016: Jul 09, moved, Australian National Aviation Museum, restoration to static display
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