| Status: | Flying |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-25NT |
| Serial #: | 44-84390 |
| Registry: | N2869D |
| .. past: | |
1948: USAF "PF-390" stationed Stewart AFB, NY
1957: surplus sale, Joyce Haven
1963: N2869D, Charles Lyford, WA
- rep. that Chuck Lyford in N2869D and Ben Hall in N5428V formed a P-51 2-ship airshow routine in the early 60's. Both aircraft were painted like an early version of N5428V "Seattle Miss"
1964: Sep 15, Reno (Sky Ranch) Race #8 - "Bardahl Special" piloted by Bob Love
1967: Sep 15, Reno (Stead Field) Race #8, clipped wings and horizontal, piloted by Chuck Lyford
1978: N2869D, Life Science Church, San Diego CA
1979: worked on at Chino - blue camo paint, yellow rudder, coded "JE H"
1981: N2869D, Charles Hall, San Diego CA, racer #3
1982: N2869D, Bruce Ellis, San Diego CA
1983: N2869D, Doug Driscoll, American Falls ID, "Section Eight"
2003: N2869D, accident, aircraft slid off runway after hard landing due to over-heating coolant on windscreen
2006: restoration complete and looking very nice
2022: Feb 28, N2869D, ACV Group LLC, McKinleyville CA
Plans to race at Reno Air Races 2022 as "Bardahl Special"
2022: Sep 09, landed Stead Field Reno NV painted white w/ "Bardahl Special" painted on the cowling - very cool.
2023: Sep 17, Reno Air Races Unlimited Champion, Steven Hinton Pilot
- very fast super-stocker
2025: Oct 19, N2869D, active/flying
1957: surplus sale, Joyce Haven
1963: N2869D, Charles Lyford, WA
- rep. that Chuck Lyford in N2869D and Ben Hall in N5428V formed a P-51 2-ship airshow routine in the early 60's. Both aircraft were painted like an early version of N5428V "Seattle Miss"
1964: Sep 15, Reno (Sky Ranch) Race #8 - "Bardahl Special" piloted by Bob Love
1967: Sep 15, Reno (Stead Field) Race #8, clipped wings and horizontal, piloted by Chuck Lyford
1978: N2869D, Life Science Church, San Diego CA
1979: worked on at Chino - blue camo paint, yellow rudder, coded "JE H"
1981: N2869D, Charles Hall, San Diego CA, racer #3
1982: N2869D, Bruce Ellis, San Diego CA
1983: N2869D, Doug Driscoll, American Falls ID, "Section Eight"
2003: N2869D, accident, aircraft slid off runway after hard landing due to over-heating coolant on windscreen
2006: restoration complete and looking very nice
2022: Feb 28, N2869D, ACV Group LLC, McKinleyville CA
Plans to race at Reno Air Races 2022 as "Bardahl Special"
2022: Sep 09, landed Stead Field Reno NV painted white w/ "Bardahl Special" painted on the cowling - very cool.
2023: Sep 17, Reno Air Races Unlimited Champion, Steven Hinton Pilot
- very fast super-stocker
2025: Oct 19, N2869D, active/flying
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