S/N 44-72773 C/N 122-39232
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1945: Feb 13, accepted by USAAF, delivered 16th
1945: March, staged in Newark NJ, ferried to South Ital
1945: Aug 28, ferried back to USA, storage
1947: Kelly Field, storage
1951: USAF Tactical Air Command, 131st Fighter Squadron, George AFB Victorville, CA
1953: chosen as part of 35 aircraft to make flight to Iceland - did not make final journey
1953: June, Air Material Center, Norton AFB Ca
1954: Feb, 182nd Fighter Squadron, Texas ANG, Brooks AFB, San Antonio
1958: May 31, sold surplus
1958: May, Nicaragua GN 120 FAN
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1963: N12066, MACO Sales / Will Martin
- 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
1966: N12066, I.N. "Junior" Burchinall Jr, Honey Grove TX
1972: N12066, dual-controls installation
1983: N12066, Bob Ferguson, Wellesley MA
1987: Jun 26, arrived, UK
1988: May 17, G-SUSY, Charles Church, Hampshire UK
1990: movie work "Memphis Belle"
1991: May 17, G-SUSY, Paul Morgan, Northampton UK
2003: Jan 15, G-SUSY,Elizabeth Morgan, Northampton UK
2005: Jan 31, G-CDHI, Anthony & Ann Smith, Gateforth Selby UK
2007: G-CDHI, paint changed to "Darlin Ann"
2007: D-FPSI, sold, Meier Motors, Bremgarten Germany
2009: D-FPSI, sold, Christoph Nöthinger, Freiburg Germany
2009: D-FPSI, polished, new paint, "Lucky Lady VII"
2014: D-FPSI, temporary paint as Swiss J-901 to celebrate 100 Years Swiss Air Force
2016: D-FPSI, sold, new paint, Red Noser, "See Me Later"
2025: Oct 03, D-FPSI, active/flying
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