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"Mad Max"

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Serial #: 45-11559
Construction #:
  124-48312
Civilian Registration:
  N5469V
  N6451D
  N30FF
  N51MX
Model(s):
  P-51D
  Cavalier
  TF-51D
Name: Mad Max
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2002
   History:
Jim B. Tregoning, Bakersfield, CA, 1963-1964.
- Registered as N5469V.
Burford Co International Corp, Maysville, OK, 1966.
Levitz Furniture Co, Dallas, TX, 1969.
- Registered as N6451D.
Volkmer Manufacturing Co, Dallas, TX, June 1969.
Delivered to FA Salvadorena as FAS-409, July 1969.
Jack W. Flaherty/Flaherty Factors Inc, Monterey, CA, Nov. 1, 1974.
- Registered as N30FF.
Ward Wilken, Linden, IN, 1978.
Henry J. Schroeder/Midwest Aviation Museum, Danville, IL, 1982-1995.
- Flew as 5-11559/North American Maid.
Paul Romine/Warbird Operators Inc, Indianapolis, IN, May 6, 1995.
Max Chapman/Gardner Capital Management Corp, Kissimee, FL, July 24, 1995-1997.
- Converted to TF-51D configuration.
- Rebuilt by Fort Wayne Air Service, 1995-1996.
-- Fuselage conversion done by Cal Pacific, Chino, CA.
- Flew as 511559/MX-A/Red Dog/Mad Max.
Max Chapman/Gardner Capital Management Corp, New York, NY, May 1997-2002.
- Registered as N51MX.
- Operated by Stallion 51 Corp, Kissimee, FL, 1997.
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):
Eric Dumigan Photography, http://www.airic.ca, 2004
Scott Rose - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2002
Caz Caswell.