| Status: | Flying |
| NAA Type: | P-51D-30NT |
| Serial #: | 45-11559 |
| Adopted: |
44-11153 |
| Registry: | N451TB |
| .. past: | N5469V N6451D N34FF N51WE |
S/N 45-11559 C/N 124-48312 P-51D-30NT
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1957: Sold surplus for $826.26
1957: Dec 11, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1958: Apr 28, N5469V, Don Byrne / Dennis Byrne, San Francisco CA
1960: Sep 17, N5469V, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1961: Dec 20, N5469V, Walt Baxter, Billings MT
1962: May 14, N5469V, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1962: Oct 17, N5469V, Jim Tregoning, Bakersfield CA
1966: Jun 09, N5469V, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1966: Aug 31, N5469V, Burford Company International / Chas E Burford, Maysville OK
1967: Sep 25, N5469V, Air Services Inc, Addison TX
1967: Dec 15, N5469V, Gary Levitz, Dallas TX, red w/ white center and black/white accents on vertical and wingtips
1967: Dec 27, N6451D, Gary Levitz, Dallas TX
1969: Apr 30, N6451D, Volkmer Manfacturing Co / Leo Volkmer, Dallas TX
1968: El Salvador as FAS 409 - paperwork swap between N30FF and N34FF on return to US
Adopted id 44-11153 (rep. on FAS paperwork)
1974: Oct 29, N34FF, Jack Flaherty, Monterey CA
- ferried back to U.S. by Dan Martin
1975: Feb 27, N34FF, Howard Development CO / Will Edwards Jr / Wilson C Edwards, Big Springs TX
1976: May 14, N34FF, Tosco Inc / Scott Smith, Orlando FL
1978: Mar 02, N34FF, Clark Motor Co Inc / William Clark, State College PA, "Dolly"
1985: Sep 04, N51WE, William Clark, State College PA
1988: crashed State College, PA, Clark killed
1998: Aug 05, N51WE, Pete Regina, Granada Hills CA
2000: May 11, N51WE, Anthony Banta, Union City CA, restoration project on its gear
2000: Jun 23, N451TB, Anthony Banta, Union City CA
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2002: April, Aircraft disassembled and sent to Dave Teeters in Salinas to be finished. First Flight scheduled for late 2002. Current plans are for a polished aircraft with WWII markings.
2002: December, Awaiting FAA paperwork
2003: March, after much work with the FAA N451TB is ready to legally fly.
2003: Mar 22, First flight by Dan Martin.
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2020: Jan 30, N451TB, reg, Banta Aviation Corp, Pleasonton CA
2022: Aug 15, N451TB, sale, Dane Jasper, Casper WY
2024: Sep 28, N451TB, display, Salinas Air Show, Salinas CA
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1957: Sold surplus for $826.26
1957: Dec 11, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1958: Apr 28, N5469V, Don Byrne / Dennis Byrne, San Francisco CA
1960: Sep 17, N5469V, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1961: Dec 20, N5469V, Walt Baxter, Billings MT
1962: May 14, N5469V, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1962: Oct 17, N5469V, Jim Tregoning, Bakersfield CA
1966: Jun 09, N5469V, American Aircraft Sales, Hayward CA
1966: Aug 31, N5469V, Burford Company International / Chas E Burford, Maysville OK
1967: Sep 25, N5469V, Air Services Inc, Addison TX
1967: Dec 15, N5469V, Gary Levitz, Dallas TX, red w/ white center and black/white accents on vertical and wingtips
1967: Dec 27, N6451D, Gary Levitz, Dallas TX
1969: Apr 30, N6451D, Volkmer Manfacturing Co / Leo Volkmer, Dallas TX
1968: El Salvador as FAS 409 - paperwork swap between N30FF and N34FF on return to US
Adopted id 44-11153 (rep. on FAS paperwork)
1974: Oct 29, N34FF, Jack Flaherty, Monterey CA
- ferried back to U.S. by Dan Martin
1975: Feb 27, N34FF, Howard Development CO / Will Edwards Jr / Wilson C Edwards, Big Springs TX
1976: May 14, N34FF, Tosco Inc / Scott Smith, Orlando FL
1978: Mar 02, N34FF, Clark Motor Co Inc / William Clark, State College PA, "Dolly"
1985: Sep 04, N51WE, William Clark, State College PA
1988: crashed State College, PA, Clark killed
1998: Aug 05, N51WE, Pete Regina, Granada Hills CA
2000: May 11, N51WE, Anthony Banta, Union City CA, restoration project on its gear
2000: Jun 23, N451TB, Anthony Banta, Union City CA
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2002: April, Aircraft disassembled and sent to Dave Teeters in Salinas to be finished. First Flight scheduled for late 2002. Current plans are for a polished aircraft with WWII markings.
2002: December, Awaiting FAA paperwork
2003: March, after much work with the FAA N451TB is ready to legally fly.
2003: Mar 22, First flight by Dan Martin.
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2020: Jan 30, N451TB, reg, Banta Aviation Corp, Pleasonton CA
2022: Aug 15, N451TB, sale, Dane Jasper, Casper WY
2024: Sep 28, N451TB, display, Salinas Air Show, Salinas CA
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