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Utah ANG P-51 47-3215

Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:55 pm

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Does anyone know if this Mustang is still around? The tail code is 47-3215.

Picture is located here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Air_National_Guard

Re: Utah ANG P-51 47-3215

Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:49 pm

It's actually 44-73215. No, it does not appear to have survived. http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html

73215 (MSN 122-39674) with 144th Fighter Group, 191st Fighter Squadron, Utah Air National Guard.
74825 with 144th FG, Nevada ANG, and with 114th FG, Utah ANG.
73085 (2nd SAAF Sq) in midair collision with another SAAF F-51 and crashed into Han River Dec 3, 1951. Also seen with 144th FG of Nevada ANG


You can always get a copy of the Aircraft History Card from NASM. https://airandspace.si.edu/collections/ ... tory-cards
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