| Status: | Crashed/Destroyed - 97 |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-20NA |
| Conversion: |
TF-51D |
| Serial #: | 44-63507 |
| Adopted: |
44-63507 |
| Registry: | N6345T |
| .. past: | N973 |
1947: RCAF 9554, Jun 7 1947 -- Sep 20 1960
No. 442 City of Vancouver Squadron
1960: N6345T, James Defuria
1960: Aero Enterprises
1963: Harold Hacker
1964: minor damage from crash - La Porte IN
1964: Mar 7, Aero Enterprises
1964: Sep 1, Hammonton Investment
1964: Oct, John Dilley
1965: Sep 16, Gardner Flyers Inc.
1968: 44-63507 - major damage from crash in Brownwood TX
1985: N6345T, Marvin Gardner, (Hulk of 44-63507)
1993: restored in Chino as TF-51, finished 1995 as "Little One III"
1994: N973 Paul Peters
1997: Crashed 09/06/97 in Monroe, MI after engine failure due to overheating, no coolant.
2001: Dec 31, N6345T, reg, Patrick Peters, Louisville KY
2019: Sep 06, N6345T, deregistration
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