| Status: | Crashed 1949 |
| NAA Type: | P-51C-5NT |
| Serial #: | 42-103757 |
| Registry: | NX4845N |
| .. past: | NX4845N N4845N |
1944: Apr 25, North American Aviation, Dallas TX
1945: Oct 06, Surplus, Stillwater OK
1947: Feb 19, Paul Mantz Partnership (Paul Mantz, JW Heath, LP Hapgood)
1947: Jul 21, NX4845N, sale, Frank J Abel, Witchita Falls TX
1948: Jul 10, NX4845N, sale, JD Reed Co Inc, Houston TX, highly modified P-51 racer with radiators in wingtips "Beguine". Beguine used a scoop-less design placing the radiators on the wingtips like tip tanks. FAA reg 07/20/1948
1949: Aug 22, NX4825N, sale, Jacqueline Cochran / Floyd Odlum
1949: Sep 05, N4845N - Thompson Trophy Race, William Odom Pilot, crashed lap 2. After cutting Pylon 3, Odom corrected, but the P-51 became inverted and crashed into a house killing a mother and child, hurting other children, Odom killed.
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Last year of the Races because of entry into Korean War and less because of this crash, but crash had impact on decision.
1945: Oct 06, Surplus, Stillwater OK
1947: Feb 19, Paul Mantz Partnership (Paul Mantz, JW Heath, LP Hapgood)
1947: Jul 21, NX4845N, sale, Frank J Abel, Witchita Falls TX
1948: Jul 10, NX4845N, sale, JD Reed Co Inc, Houston TX, highly modified P-51 racer with radiators in wingtips "Beguine". Beguine used a scoop-less design placing the radiators on the wingtips like tip tanks. FAA reg 07/20/1948
1949: Aug 22, NX4825N, sale, Jacqueline Cochran / Floyd Odlum
1949: Sep 05, N4845N - Thompson Trophy Race, William Odom Pilot, crashed lap 2. After cutting Pylon 3, Odom corrected, but the P-51 became inverted and crashed into a house killing a mother and child, hurting other children, Odom killed.
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Last year of the Races because of entry into Korean War and less because of this crash, but crash had impact on decision.
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