S/N 44-63865 C/N 122-31591
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1944: Dec 08, Delivered USAAF
- 8th Air Force
1944: Rep. served 9th AF 354 FG, pilot Capt Henry Rudolph, coded FT J
1945: Apr 13, Sold, Sweden RSwAF as 26018, assigned to F16 rS, s18, rC, s14
1955: Sold to Nicaragua as GN 90
1963: Dec 6, N6163U, return US, Maco Sales Inc, Maco Sales listed N6163U as 44-63885
- 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
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1966: N6163U, PAAL Inc., East Point GA
1969: N6163U, Jack Kistler, Long Valley NJ, Chino CA
1973: N51JK, Jack Kistler
197?: Sep, N51JK, Reno Air Races - #47 - photo, but no records found - O.J. Kistler
197?: Sep, N51JK, Reno Air Races - #9 "Kistler Mustang" - reference to prior year 1979, but no records found - O.J. Kistler
1979: Sep, N51JK, Reno Air Races - #99 "Captain Jack's Wild Horse" - Qualified 21st @ 338 (Richard Doll) - Bronze 5th @ 284 - O.J. Kistler
1980: Sep, N51JK, Reno Air Races - #99 "Captain Jack's Wild Horse" - Qualified 16th @ 345 - Consolation 4th @ 360 - Richard Doll
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1998: Dec 28, N151TF, Classic American Aircraft Inc., Restoration as TF dual control Mustang
2004: N151TF, restoration continues in Chino
2006: N151TF, restoration debut at EAA Airventure, in primer. Repainted in August to "Tempus Fugit" and seen by many at the Reno Air Races.
2007: Jul 25, N151TF, North American Aircraft Inc, (not the original North American Aircraft Co)
2015: Sep 02, N151TF, sale, Triple Tree Aerodrome Inc, Woodruff SC
2022: Jul, N151TF, sale, Mickey Seeman, Jonesboro, AR
2023: Jan 07, N151TF, reg, Capital Holdings 51P LLC
2023: Oct 31, N151TF, active/flying, KJBR
2026: Mar 21, N151TF, active/flying, KJBR Jonesboro Muni AR
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