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"American Beauty"


Serial #: 44-73436
Construction #:
  122-39895
Civil Registration:
  N6313T
  N51TK
  N51KD
Model: P-51D
Name: American Beauty
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2002


Additional Images.

  History:
Delivered to RCAF as 9300.
- BOC: Mar. 16, 1951.
- SOC: Nov. 1, 1960.
James H. Defuria/Intercontinental Airways, Cnastota, NY, Dec. 1958-1960.
- Registered as N6313T.
Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, IN, 1960-1962.
Ralph Rensink, Lewiston, ID, Jan. 10, 1962.
Walter D. Peterson, Manson, WA, June 26, 1962-1977.
Tom Kelly & John Dilley/Consolidated Airways, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug. 17, 1977-1986.
- Registered as N51TK.
- Flew as Race #19/Lou IV.
Dean Cutinshall/American Horizon Inc, Fort Wayne, IN, Mar. 1986-1992.
- Registered as N51KD.
- Flown as race #91/413926/E2-S/Cutters Capers.
Wally Fisk/Amjet Aircraft Corp, St. Paul, MN, Aug. 1993-1995.
Brian Reynolds/Northwest Helicopters Inc, Olympia, OR, Nov. 5, 1997-2001 - Operated by Olympic Flight Museum, Olympia, WA, 1998-2001.
Olympic Jet Inc, Olympia, WA, Mar. 15, 2001-2002.
- Flown as 413926/E2-S/American Beauty.



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.
Photo Source(s):
V.N. Smith.
Unknown.