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A68-192 D-FBBD "Big Beautiful Doll"
Air Fighter Academy, Hamburg Germany
P-51 Survivor A68-192 D-FBBD
Status: Crashed 2011
NAA Type: CA-18MK.22
Serial #: A68-192
Registry: D-FBBD
.. past:   VH-FCB
  PI-C651
  VR-HIU
  G-HAEC
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History: A68-192 D-FBBD "Big Beautiful Doll"
1951: Mar 08, A68-192, built, Commenwealth Aircraft Corporation
1951: Mar 08, A68-192, RAAF, BOC
1957: Mar 15, A68-192, storage, Tocumwal NSW, rep. total time 4 hrs!
1958: Apr 23, A68-192, RAAF, SOC
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1958: Apr 23, surplus, F. Chris Braund, Tamworth NSW
1959: Jun 11, VH-FCB, reg, F. Chris Braund, Tamworth NSW
1961: VH-FCB, sale, Jack McDonald, Moorabin VIC
1964: VH-FCB, flown by Jack McDonald in the R.M. Ansett Air Race from Brisbane to Adelaide, white / black / red "Castrol" sponsor
1969: PI-C651, George Scholey / James Frounde / Prontino Inc., Phillipines, crated/shipped
1969: PI-C651, crashed, Phillipines, re-assembled, first-flight forced landing - engine failure - repaired
1973: Oct 18, PI-C651, crashed, Manila Airport, forced landing
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44-72917
1952? IL ANG
1952: shipped to Japan for Korean war
1953: stored, Japan
1955? shipped, Philippines Air Force PAF
1958? display, Philippines
1973: used up, A68-192 repairs/restoration
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1976: PI-C651, shipped to Hong Kong, repairs/restoration
1981: PI-C651, sale, Ray Hanna / Mal Rose / Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company, Hong Kong
1985: PI-C651, rebuilt "CV H" by the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company using 44-72917 (ex-Phillippine AF P-51), shipped to UK
1985: VR-HIU, reg, D.E. Baker Partners, Hong Kong, camo paint
1985: May 1, G-HAEC, reg, Ray Hanna, Duxford UK, flown as "Ding Hao", "Missy Wong from Hong Kong", "RAAF A68-192"
1993: May 11, G-HAEC, sale, Classic Aviation LTD, Basle Switzerland
1997: July 16, G-HAEC, sale, Robert Davies, Woodchurch Ashford UK
2011: Aug 18, G-HAEC, sale, Meier Motors, Germany, New polished fuselage and paint.
2011: Feb, D-FBBD, sale, Air Fighter Factory, Hamburg Germany
2011: Jul 10, D-FBBD, crashed, Duxford Legends Airshow, Duxford UK

P-51 and Skyraider midair collision during formation pass break to land. Pilot of the P-51, Rob Davies, through some incredible flying bailed out successfully at low altitude and is OK. Hard to say from long-distance photos but the P-51 looked heavily damaged from the impact which was on the right side of the belly just in from of the tail. The mid-air impact was very strong sharply moving the tail up and left. The Skyraider was missing several feet off the right wing tip but landed safely. The un-manned P-51 crashed in an empty field. Very, very fortunate that no one was seriously hurt. Kudos to both pilots for their skill after the collision.

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