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"Damn Yankee"

Serial #: 44-74425
Construction #:
  122-40968
Civil Registration:
  N6522D
  N51HB
  N11T
  PH-PSI
Model: P-51D-30NA
Name: Damn Yankee
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2005
   History:
Delivered to RCAF as 9591.
- BOC: Nov. 8, 1950.
- SOC: Apr. 29, 1958.
James H. Defuria/Intercontinental Airways, Canastota, NY, Feb. 25, 1957-1959.
- Registered as N6522D.
Madison Aviation Corp, Canastota, NY, Oct. 20, 1959.
Naylor Aviation Inc, Clinton, MD, Oct. 1959-1963.
Frank J. Capone/Bonanza Inc, Broomall, PA, Jan. 3, 1863-1964.
Eli Graubart Aviation, Valparaiso, IN, June 25, 1964.
Joseph W. Bohmeir/New London Airport, New London, PA, July 27, 1964.
James Fugate, Oswego, OR, Sept. 30, 1964.
R.A. Hanson Co, Palouse, WA, Dec. 8, 1964-1966.
Charles P. Harral/Superstition Air Service, Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ, Jan. 6, 1966-1968.
Larry N. Mitchell, Hopkinsville, KY, Oct. 1968-1971.
Harold F. Beal, Concord, TN, June 18, 1971.
- Registration N51HB reserved but not taken up.
Jack W. Flaherty/Flaherty Factors Inc, Monterey, CA, Sept. 1, 1971.
- Registered as N6522D.
Harold F. Beal, Concord, TN, 1972.
- Damaged during landing, Knoxville, TN, Oct. 1972.
John Herlihy, Half Moon Bay, CA, 1973.
- Registered as N11T.
- Flew as race #8.
- Damaged in ground collision with Cessna 150 while taxying, Half Moon Bay, CA, Nov. 10, 1974.
Johnny Bolton Ford Inc, Maitland, FL, Sept. 3, 1975.
Pete Sherman Exotic Cars, Maitland, FL, Mar. 2, 1976-1978.
Ben R. Bradley, Oakland Park, FL, Jan. 11, 1978.
Gordon W. Plaskett, King City, CA, 1981-1982.
- Damaged during forced landing, Piedmont, OK, Oct. 23, 1982.
-- Gear collapsed during landing on dirt strip.
Bob Amyx, Oklahoma City, OK, 1983.
Robert Byrne, Bloomfield, MI, 1984-1985.
WWII Enterprises Inc, Scotch Plains, NJ, 1987-1988.
John Goltra, Scotch Plains, NJ, 1989.
Bill Woods/Western Wings Aircraft Sales Co, Oakland, OR, 1989.
Robert J. Pond/Planes Of Fame East, Plymouth, MN, 1990-1992.
Bill Klaers/Klaers Aviation, Rialto, CA, 19??.
Western Aviation Maintenance Inc, Mesa, AZ, Apr. 1994-2005.
- Operated by Stitching Dutch Mustang Flight, Lelystad, Apr. 1994-2002.
- Shipped to Netherlands, Apr. 1994.
- First flight, Apr. 8, 1994.
- Flown as 474425/OC-G/Damn Yankee.
-- Registered as PH-PSI.

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):
Nigel Rolling.