Hello to all
As a member/engineer of the Early Birds Collection based at Lelystad airport in Holland,tought it would be good to update the restorating status of P-51D-30NA ser:44-74923 ex Miss Ashley 1 (reno racer)
The P-51 is complete overhauled in the personal colors "Trusty Rusty" of the late Robert Winks,based on Leiston airfield U.K. '44-'45.
We hope the first testflight will be in June 2010
For history detail see:
Order of battle of USAAF 8th Air Force, UK, 1944. 1st Air Division 67th Fighter Wing
Group
Squadron
Ident
Cowling
Spinner
Tailplane
Base
357FG
364FS
C5-W
Checkered band Red and yellow
Red and Yellow
yellow
Leiston airfield
Order of battle of USAAF 8th Air Force, UK, 1944. 1st Air Division 67th Fighter Wing
Dec 2004
2008 History of EB-Mustang's military and civil career:
Manufactured as P51D by North American Aviation, Inglewood CA.
To 4126th AAF Base Unit (San Bernardino Air Depot), San Bernardino AAF CA.
To 4121th AF Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Center), Kelly AF TX.
To 27th Fighter Group (Strategic Air Command), Kearney AFB NE.
(designated F-51D)
To 188th Fighter Squadron (Air National Guard), Kirtland AFB NM.
Unit assigned to Air Defense Command, Long Beach AFB CA.
To 4750th Training Group (ADC), Yuma AFB AZ.
To 133rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (ANG), Grenier AFB NH.
To 168th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (ANG), Chicago-O'Hara IAP IL.
To Sacramento Air Materiel Area, McClellan AFB CA.
Dropped from inventory as surplus.
Joe K, Hammer/Hammer Cropdusters Inc, Sacramento California.
- Registration N5438V.
J.J. Wolohan, Livingston, CA
Walter M. Fountain/Hawke Dusters, Modesto, CA,
Delivered to FA Salvadorena Air Force as FAS 410
- Adopted I.D. 44-11353 on return to USA
Donald R. Anderson, Saugus, CA
- Registered as N132
- Registered as N100DD
- Rebuilt by Dave Clinton & Don Anderson
John R. Sandberg, Robstown, TX
- Flew as race #28/"Tipsy Too"
Gary R. Levitz, Dallas, TX, Oct
- Registered as N345
- Flew as race #38/"Miss Ashley"
Shelly R. Levitz, Phoenix, AZ
- Registered as N6395
-- Crated at Kissimmee, FL. Shipped to The Netherlands
Early Birds Collection, Lelystad
- Start reassembly by Early Birds
- Dutch registration PH-YAT
http://www.vroegevogels.org/indexeng.htm Sicereley:Werner van der Zel