S/N 44-73656 C/N 122-40196 P-51D-25NA
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1944: October, Manufactured at Inglewood, Ca
1945: Mar 29, Accepted by USAAF, via Newark NJ shipping dock to USAAF depot in Great Britain. Not assigned
1945: July, returned to USAAF depot, Newark NJ
1947: Mar 31, to TX ANG, 182nd FS, Brooks AFB, San Antonio
1950: Nov 16, to 136th FG, CONAC, Langley AFB, VA
1950: Dec 26, reassigned to TAC
1951: May 03, to CO ANG, 120th FS, Buckley Field, Denver CO
1953: Mar 31, to MN ANG, 109th FS, St. Paul MN
1956: Sep 01, Last Mustang Roundup, Volk Field WI
1956: Dec 10, storage at McClellan AFB, Sacramento CA
1958: Aug 17, N5073K, Delta A&E Parts Inc, NC, sold surplus at McClellan for $1,307.50
1958: November, N5073K, Michael Coutches, Hayward CA
1958: December, N5073K, Trans Florida Aviation, Sarasota FL
1963: N5073K, Dunbar Studios, Charlotte NC
1963: N5073K, Howard Olsen, Midland TX, racer #1
1963: reworked by Cavalier Aircraft in Florida
1964: Sep, N5073K, Harold's Club Transcontinental Trophy Dash - St. Petersburg FL to Reno NV - 8th DNF
1965: May, N5073K, dark paint with fat tapered stripe
1968: N5073K, Lefty Gardner, Galveston TX
1968: Apr 03, N5073K, Duncan Aeromotive Inc, Galveston TX
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1969: export, Salvadorena FAS 406 (El Salvador Air Force)
- some rep. date as 1968, but most likely 1969
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1974: Oct, N32FF, Jack Flaherty, Monterey CA, adopted 44-12473
1975: N32FF, Gordon Plaskett, King City CA, Restored as "Moonbeam McSwine"
1975: N2151D, Gordon Plaskett, King City CA
1975: won Grand Champion Warbird, Fresno CA
1981: Mar, N2151D, Chris Williams, Ellensburg WA
1988: Apr, N2151D, Vlado Lenoch, LaGrange IL
1997: September, Reno - finished 5th in Bronze at 362 mph
1999: September, Reno - finished 1st in Bronze at 369 mph
2000: September, Reno - qualified 27th at 298 mph
2008: N2151D, major work, TAB Air, East Troy WI

Seen regularly at shows around the USA - Flies in the USAF Heritage Flights
Thanks to Vlado Lenoch for providing aircraft history

2012: N2151D, sale, Fred Akary, Avignon-Caumont France
2012: May, N2151D, shipped, France
2012: F-AZXS, reg, Fred Akary, Avignon-Caumont France
2012: Jun 10, F-AZXS, first flight, Calais-Dunkerque Airfield France
2018: Apr 25, N51VL, sale, Warbird Heritage Foundation, to be based in USA
2018: May 17, N51VL, reg, Moonbeam Historic Military Aircraft LLC, to be based in USA
2023: Nov 22, N51VL, active/flying
2023: Sep 11, N51VL, active/flying
2024: Nov 20, G-MCSW, sold, Warbird Experiences LTD, Biggin Hill UK
2025: Feb, N51VL, reg, Warbird Experiences LTD, Biggin Hill UK
2025: Feb, N51VL, Packed and shipped to UK :(
2025: Mar 11, N51VL, arrived Biggin Hill UK
2025: Sep 22, G-MCSW, Active/Flying
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