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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:P-51D-20-NA Mustang
    Last Military Serial:1701 AMD
    Construction Number:122-31265
    Last Civil Registration:N66851
    Compressed ID:NA P-51D-20-NA sn 1701 AMD cn 122-3...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aviacion Militar Dominicana

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-51D-20-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-63539.

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX66851 issued.

    From 1946 to 1947

    To William Eddy, San Diego, CA with new c/r N66851.

    From 30 August 1946 to 2 September 1946

    Raced as #31, named City of San Diego.
    The race was from Van Nuys, CA, to Cleveland. Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Bendix Reciprocating Division race. The primary pilot was William Eddy. Raced in the B Feature race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 373.252 mph.

    Circa 30 August 1946


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio.

    Circa 30 August 1946


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at the National Air Races at Cleveland, OH.

    From 30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947

    Raced as #31.
    Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Kendall Trophy race. The primary pilot was William Murray. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 357.084 mph.

    From 30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947

    Raced as #31.
    The race was from Van Nuys, CA, to Cleveland. Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Bendix Reciprocating Division race. The primary pilot was William Eddy. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 376.549 mph.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Aviacion Militar Dominicana with s/n 402.

    29 September 1948

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Aviacion Militar Dominicana with s/n 1701.

    11 October 1950

    Crashed.
    Went down in the sea off Sur del Matadero, Dominican Republic.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Racing Planes and Air Races A Complete History, Series 1, Volume 4, 1946-Present by Reed Kinert
    Internet Sources
     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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