| Status: | Flying |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-20NA |
| Serial #: | 44-63577 |
| Registry: | N151JT |
| .. past: | N51TE |
S/N 44-63577 C/N 122-31303 P-51D-20NA
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4139th AAFBU Sarasota FL
1949: storage
1950: setup for export to Uruguay at Grand Central Aircraft Company, Glendale CA
1950: Oct, flight ferried down to Uruguay with 22 other P-51s, 2 by boat
1950: Dec 04, arrived, Uruguayan AF FAU 265
1960: Museo de Aeronautica, Montevideo Uruguay
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1985: Dante Heredia, Montevideo Uruguay
1985: shipped to USA, N51TE, Tyrone Elias, Tulsa OK
1985: N51TE, restoration project
1991: N51TE, project moved, Ezell Aviation, Breckenridge TX
1994: N151JT, John Turgyan, New Egypt NJ
2011: N151JT, Restoration proceeding at Midwest Aero Restorations as "Passion Wagon". Mike V. always produces award winning restorations.
2012: Sep 13, N151JT, Jon Vesely, Scottsdale AZ
2013: Jul 14, N151JT, first-flight, in Post-War Sharks-Mouth Paint! "Was That Too Fast"
2013: Jul 29, N151JT, debut at EAA Oshkosh with bombs and rockets
2013: Aug 03, N151JT, EAA Airventure Grand Champion Post WWII! Congrats to Jon Vesely and Midwest Aero Restorations
2014: Aug 07, N151JT, sale, Lawrence Classics LLC, Bentonville AR
2020: Apr 09, N151JT, reg, Echo Matrix LLC, Bentonville AR
2022: Aug 01, N151JT, EAA Airventure KOSH
2025: Jul 31, N151JT, EAA Airventure KOSH
2026: Jul 31, N151JT, EAA Airventure KOSH
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4139th AAFBU Sarasota FL
1949: storage
1950: setup for export to Uruguay at Grand Central Aircraft Company, Glendale CA
1950: Oct, flight ferried down to Uruguay with 22 other P-51s, 2 by boat
1950: Dec 04, arrived, Uruguayan AF FAU 265
1960: Museo de Aeronautica, Montevideo Uruguay
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1985: Dante Heredia, Montevideo Uruguay
1985: shipped to USA, N51TE, Tyrone Elias, Tulsa OK
1985: N51TE, restoration project
1991: N51TE, project moved, Ezell Aviation, Breckenridge TX
1994: N151JT, John Turgyan, New Egypt NJ
2011: N151JT, Restoration proceeding at Midwest Aero Restorations as "Passion Wagon". Mike V. always produces award winning restorations.
2012: Sep 13, N151JT, Jon Vesely, Scottsdale AZ
2013: Jul 14, N151JT, first-flight, in Post-War Sharks-Mouth Paint! "Was That Too Fast"
2013: Jul 29, N151JT, debut at EAA Oshkosh with bombs and rockets
2013: Aug 03, N151JT, EAA Airventure Grand Champion Post WWII! Congrats to Jon Vesely and Midwest Aero Restorations
2014: Aug 07, N151JT, sale, Lawrence Classics LLC, Bentonville AR
2020: Apr 09, N151JT, reg, Echo Matrix LLC, Bentonville AR
2022: Aug 01, N151JT, EAA Airventure KOSH
2025: Jul 31, N151JT, EAA Airventure KOSH
2026: Jul 31, N151JT, EAA Airventure KOSH
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