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Guys, a friend of mine in Poland has a few queries -anyone offer some answers??

TIA
Dave


1. I am confused with Mustang N51AB appearing as 44-14777 or A68-100. Which is the correct identity?
http://www.airport-data.com/forums/topic688.html
http://www.wolverhamptonaviationgroup.c ... g_2007.htm
It is presumed that 44-14777 was used by the CIA for low level recce during early 1950s, hence my interest.


2. Who can verify the serial of MiG-15 at Dayton? It is listed as 2015337, but with the number 2057 it should have been 2015357 actually. A confirmation is needed.

3. The Polish Aviation Museum got an ex-Portugese A-7P Corsair II s/n 5502 c/n A-109. This is an ex-A-7A, and I wonder if it is actual Vietnam war veteran. I have browsed the net, but I cannot find original US serial nor any site listing individual histories

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No data but did find a photo of 15300 in USN service. PM and will email.

Gary

Ah yes.... P-51's changing id's for convenience.
N51AB would've originally been A68-100, but to have it registered in the Standard Category with the FAA, its had to assume 44-14777's identity, as the FAA doesn't recognise the Australian licence built P-51's.
Perversely, here in Oz, it's the other way around. You can register a CAC built Mustang in the Normal Category, but not a NAA built example - it can only be in the Limited or Experimental Category.
Bureaucracy at work.....

5502 was 153200 in service with the US Navy.
According to: http://www.gonavy.jp/CVW11-NH1968.html
it was NH-303 with VA-37 On the Vietnam war cruise 12/68-9/69

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