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P51 mustang data/serial# plate locations?

Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:44 pm

where would I find the serial # or data plates on a mustang? In the cockpit? on the firewall?..its been stripped of paint....thanks for the help...cameron..

Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:06 pm

NAA data plate should be on the left side of the cockpit just below the canopy rail and about 8" to 10" aft of the windshield frame and should be a 122- serial number. Assuming it's a D

USAAF data plate should be on the right side, just below the canopy rail and and about 15" aft of the windshield frame and probably be a 44- serial number, possibly a 45-.

Re: P51 mustang data/serial# plate locations?

Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:03 pm

camshaw wrote:where would I find the serial # or data plates on a mustang? In the cockpit? on the firewall?..its been stripped of paint....thanks for the help...cameron..

It is a small plate which is attached with rivets.
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They are visible below the R/H window just below the warning stencil about 1/3 of the way from the front about 10" above the radio control head. This is a P-51C cockpit.
Rich
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