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"Dago Red"

           
Serial #: 44-74996
Construction #:
  122-41536
Civilian Registration:
  N5410V
Model: P-51D-30NA
Name: Dago Red
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2002
   History:
Prevost F. Smith Parachute Co, Santee, CA, 1963-1969.
- Registered as N5410V.
Donald E. Walker, Orinda, CA, 1970.
- Crashed and destroyed during forced landing due to engine failure,
    striking two houses in the process, Concord, CA, Aug. 16, 1970.
Michael E. Coutches, Hayward, CA, 1978.
Bill Destefani, Bakersfield, CA, 1981-1983.
- Rebuilt at Shafer, CA, as modified racer.
- Assembled, Chino, CA.
- First flight, Oct. 1982.
- Flown as #4/Dago Red
Frank Taylor Racing Inc, Bakersfield, CA, 1983-1985.
Alan Preston, Dallas, TX, 1987-1988.
Sherman Aircraft Sales, West Palm Beach, FL, 1988.
David Price/Liberty Aero Corp/American Golf Development/Museum Of Flying, Santa Monica, CA, 1988-1990.
Dago Red LLC, Gladstone, OR, Dec. 6, 1997-2002.
- Flown as #4/Dago Red
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):
Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003