| Status: | used up |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-20NA |
| Serial #: | 44-63766 |
| Registry: | N6166U |
| .. past: | N6166U |
44-63766 not verified
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1945: Swedish AF Fv? (44-63766 not in Swedish P-51 list)
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1955: Nicaraguan AF GN 94
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1963: N6166U, MACO Sales / Will Martin, Chicago IL, ferried back to U.S. by Bill Rolfe
- Between 1963 and 1965 Will Martin / MACO Sales purchased 21 P-51Ds from the government of Nicaragua
- most were sold in small batches
- Martin prepped the P-51s capable of flying for the long ferry flight to the USA from Nicaragua
1964: N6166U, Richard Vartanian, Pasadena CA
1964: N6166U, rep sale, P.D.K. Air Service / Carl Kidd / Herbert Sander, Atlanta GA
1965: N6166U, Photo at Chino, bare metal, N6166U on side
1966: Mar 19, N6166U, rep. damaged, Wickenburg AZ, en-route from Chino
- stored Phoenix AZ
1968: Apr 12, N6166U, sale, J.M. Bruce, Palm Springs CA
1968: May 14, N6166U, sale, Cavalier Aircraft Corp, Sarasota FL
1971: Aug 19, N6166U, deregistered, Cavalier Aircraft Corp, Sarasota FL, used up
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1945: Swedish AF Fv? (44-63766 not in Swedish P-51 list)
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1955: Nicaraguan AF GN 94
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1963: N6166U, MACO Sales / Will Martin, Chicago IL, ferried back to U.S. by Bill Rolfe
- Between 1963 and 1965 Will Martin / MACO Sales purchased 21 P-51Ds from the government of Nicaragua
- most were sold in small batches
- Martin prepped the P-51s capable of flying for the long ferry flight to the USA from Nicaragua
1964: N6166U, Richard Vartanian, Pasadena CA
1964: N6166U, rep sale, P.D.K. Air Service / Carl Kidd / Herbert Sander, Atlanta GA
1965: N6166U, Photo at Chino, bare metal, N6166U on side
1966: Mar 19, N6166U, rep. damaged, Wickenburg AZ, en-route from Chino
- stored Phoenix AZ
1968: Apr 12, N6166U, sale, J.M. Bruce, Palm Springs CA
1968: May 14, N6166U, sale, Cavalier Aircraft Corp, Sarasota FL
1971: Aug 19, N6166U, deregistered, Cavalier Aircraft Corp, Sarasota FL, used up
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