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"Dove Of Peace"
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Serial #: 44-13016 Construction #: 111-36299 Civil Registration: VH-CVA N9002N N9200N Model: P-51D-20NT Name: Dove Of Peace Status: Airworthy Last Info: 2006 |
History: Delivered to RAAF as A68-674. - BOC: July 4, 1975. - SOC: Dec. 1948. Pearce Dunn/Warbirds Aviation Museum, Mildura, Victoria, 1966-1982. - Recovered from farm, Benalla, Victoria, 1966. - Stored dismantled. Vince Thomas, Albury, New South Wales, 1982-1984. - Registration VH-CVA reserved. - Shipped to Shafter, CA for rebuild 1984-1987. Steve Willman/King City Aviation Inc, King City, CA, Dec. 1987. - Registered as N9002N. King City Aviation Inc, King City, CA, Dec. 1987-1996. - Registered as N9200N. - Rebuilt to airworthy, 1990-1992. - First flight, 1992. Calvin Burgess/Spirit Wing Aviation, Guthrie, OK, Oct. 1996-1997. Spirit Wing Aviation, Edmond, OK, Apr. 1997-2002. - Registered as N5551D. - Flown as 413016/LH-X/Dove Of Peace. Ray Williams/U.S. Technology Holdings Inc., Canton, OH, 2002. - Based at MAPS Air Museum, Akron-Canton Airport, OH. - Flew as 413016/LH-X/Dove Of Peace. Paul Besterveld, Camarillo, CA, 2004 Robert Broek, Wanaka, New Zealand, 2006 |
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. MustangsMustangs.com, 2006. |
Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, 2002 Research Assistance: Pat Carry |
