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Serial #: 44-74994 Construction #: - Civilian Registration: N5429V N5151 Model(s): P-51D Name: None Status: Destroyed Last Info: 1965 |
History: Robert Lague, Oct. 24, 1957. Sherwood Johnston, Greenwich, CT, Nov. 8, 1957. - Registered as N5429V in the LIMITED catagory, Nov. 26, 1957. Commandair, Inc., White Plains, NY, Apr. 15, 1958. Western Newspaper Union, Inc , Apr. 18, 1958 Laguna Dredging Co, Tampa, FL, Sept. 19, 1959. Trans Florida Aviation, FL, June 8, 1961. - Bill of sale submitted Nov. 14, 1962 for unknown reason. Mustang Aircraft Corporation, May 25, 1964. - Bob Abrams contracted Trans Florida Aviation to build him an aircraft for racing, June 14, 1965. - Registered as N5151, July 15, 1965. - Mustang Aircraft Corporation name is changed to Cavalier Aircraft Corporation , August 20, 1965. Robert P. Abrams, Campbell, CA, Aug. 31, 1965. - Aircraft sold as a "0" hours total time aircraft. - Classified as "EXPERIMENTAL-RACING". - Flew in Reno Air Races, Sept. 9-12, 1965. - Crashed and destroyed at Las Vegas International Air Races, Boulder City, NV, Sept. 25, 1965. - Abrams fatally injured. - Fate of wreckage unknown. |
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