"Geraldine" Serial #: 44-74543 Construction #:   122-41083 Civil Registration:   N4543   N5500S Model: P-51D-30NA Name: Geraldine Status: Airworthy Last Info: 2006   History: Delivered to RCAF as 9252. - BOC: Dec. 6, 1950. - SOC: Sept. 17, 1957. James H. Defuria & Fred J. Ritts/Intercontinental Airways, Canastota, NY, Feb. 25, 1957. - Ferried to Conastota, NY, 1957. - Stored in open. Ray O. Denman, Brewerton, NY, June 28, 1961-1965. - Acquired as scrap. Richard M. Vartanian, Pasadena (later Los Angeles) CA, June 30, 1965-1990. - Trucked from Canastota, June 1974. - Stored dismantled, Brewster & Johnstown, NY, 1980-1982. - Registered as N4543, 1978. - Adopted ID 44-63655/N5500S. Chuck Greenhill/AMPHIB Inc, Wheeling, IL, 1998-2006. - Registered as N5500S. - Restored to WWII configuration by Square One. -- Fitted with WWII equipment and avionics. - First flight (piloted by Tim McCarter), Aug. 10, 2001. - Flown as E2-B/"Geraldine". 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. Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2005. MustangsMustangs.com Photo Source(s): Bill Scheuerman Jim Buckel