| Status: | used up |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-20NA |
| Serial #: | 44-72401 |
| Registry: | N71LN |
| .. past: | NX65453 N65453 |
S/N 44-72401 C/N 122-38860
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1946: surplus at Walnut Ridge AFB AR
1946: Jun 29, NX65453, sale, Earl Ortman, Tulsa OK - Racer #2 NX65453
- Bare metal with "Sohio" and "2" on fuselage
Cleveland Races: 2nd Place at 367 mph
1947: N65453, M.W. Lee Fairbrother, Racer #21
- dark color with big light color lightning bolt down fuselage
1948: N65453, Cleveland Races: out at lap 13 of 20
1955: N65453, Jim Cook, Scottsbluff NE
- modified for cloud seeding
1956: N71LN
1957: Jul 07, engine failure, forced landing, not repaired
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1962: May 23, N71LN, Trans-Florida David Lindsay , Sarasota FL
Used up in rebuilds
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1946: surplus at Walnut Ridge AFB AR
1946: Jun 29, NX65453, sale, Earl Ortman, Tulsa OK - Racer #2 NX65453
- Bare metal with "Sohio" and "2" on fuselage
Cleveland Races: 2nd Place at 367 mph
1947: N65453, M.W. Lee Fairbrother, Racer #21
- dark color with big light color lightning bolt down fuselage
1948: N65453, Cleveland Races: out at lap 13 of 20
1955: N65453, Jim Cook, Scottsbluff NE
- modified for cloud seeding
1956: N71LN
1957: Jul 07, engine failure, forced landing, not repaired
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1962: May 23, N71LN, Trans-Florida David Lindsay , Sarasota FL
Used up in rebuilds
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