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N51VL NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG

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$2,850,000

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Description

Extensive IRAN in 2008 including new lower longerons and overhaul of wings including new spars

Airframe

4441.5 Hrs TTSNEW

Airframe work details
Engine compartment and forward fuselage overhauled by TABAIR

Cockpit and rear fuselage overhauled by Mistral Warbirds (stripped down, corrosion checked and new  primer)

Tail landing gear disassembled and fully overhauled by Mistral Warbirds

Engine(s)

Packard V-1650-7 with Transport Heads and Banks
Equipped with Merlin fingers
340 Hrs SMOH by Fighter Factory

P-51 Engine overhaul details-
July 2017 overhauled Packard Merlin V1650-7 aircraft engine,  with 500 series cylinder banks, repaired in accordance with AN-02A-55AC-3 and Rolls Royce Technical Service Directive TSD-151.

The engine includes:
– overhauled carburetor
– overhauled starter
– overhauled fuel pump
– new cylinder liners
– new “transport type »  production pistons with original rings
– one NOS transport -500  head
– one OVH transport -500  head
– new main bearings, fork rod bearings, blade rod bearings – R/R late style rocker arms with heavy chrome pads
– overhauled Rotax magnetos with new coils and condensers
– overhauled ignition harnesses with new wire
– polished ‘Rolls Royce’ logo rocker covers
– painted  all over urethane ‘aluminum silver’ satin finish.

Avionics

Garmin GNS-430W GPS/Comm/Map
Garmin SL-60 GPS/Comm
Garmin GDL-69 XM weather
KING KCS-55A slaved HSI
Garmin GTX-330 ADSB in/out Transponder
Encoder
King DME
PS Engineering intercom
3 Light Marker Beacon
Century 3 Autopilot
Garmin GMA-350C Audio Panel with intercom
EBC 406AP ELT
Garmin GSB -15 USB port
3” Attitude Indicator

Propeller(s)

Hamilton Standard 24D40 Cuff Blades
 AD 81-13-02 AD done March 2024

History

P-51D-25-NA – Constr #: 122-31945 – Serial No: 44-12473 (U.S. Army Air Force)
DateSquadronLocation
1944 Oct Manufactured at Inglewood plant
Los Angeles, California
1945 Mar Accepted by USAF and shipped to England for 8th Air Force
1945 Jul Returned to USAF Depot
Newark, New Jersey
1947 Mar182nd FighterTexas ANG – Brooks AFB
San Antonio, Texas
1950 Nov136th Fighter GroupCONAC
Langley AFB, Virginia
1951 May120th FighterCOLO ANG
Buckley Field Denver, Colorado
1953 Mar109th FighterMinn. ANG
St. Paul, Minnesota
1956 Dec McClelland AFB for Storage
Sacramento, California
1958 Aug Sold surplus to Delta A&E Parts for $1,307.50
1958 Dec Trans Florida Aviation
Sarasota, Florida
1963 Howard Olsen Midland, Texas
– Restored by Cavalier Aircraft
1968FAS 406Sold to El Salvador Airforce
1975 Oct Acquired by Gordon Plaskett
– Restored to “Moonbeam McSwine”
1981 Mar Acquired by Vlado Lenoch
– Raced at Reno in 1997, 1999 and 2000
– Flew with USAF Heritage Flight Program
2012 Dec Acquired by Frederic Akary of France
2018 Mar Acquired by Warbird Heritage Foundation
Waukegan, Illinois

Equipment

Martin Radiator
Dual RG Batteries
Tilt front seat
Rear jump seat
2 place oxygen
Fuselage baggage door
Bomb/Tank racks
6 Imitation gun barrels
Dual Spin on Oil Filters
Tip strobes
LC-2 digital clock
“G” meter
Coolant door position indicator
Canopy Cover
Left hand flap step

Miscellaneous

Annual inspection to be completed in October 2024
IFR certification due July 2025
Wing, Horizonal Stabilizer IRAN , IRAN by Odegard Wings,
Demate 2008 by TabAir
New Main tires 2024

Exterior

Polished fuselage and painted wings with stars, bars and invasion stripes, painted in the colors of triple ace William Whisners “Moonbeam McSwine” -Blue Nose Bastards of Bodney

Interior

Stock configuration with Cavalier style right side electrical console

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION UPON INSPECTION, PRIOR SALE AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE MARKET WITHOUT NOTICE

Photo by Mark Theriot
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Inquire Today Regarding This Aircraft

This aircraft is currently available for purchase. If you’re interested, don’t delay. 

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