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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:Mustang II
    Last Military Serial:108 NACA
    Construction Number:109-26890
    Last Civil Registration:N51DL
    Compressed ID:Cavalier Mustang II sn 108 NACA cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lindair Inc/David B. Lindsay, Sarasota, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-51D-5-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    1 January 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-13257.

    Circa 22 December 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics with s/n 108.

    Circa 12 July 1957

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

    Converted to an EF-51D.

    Assigned to NAS Norfolk, VA for storage.

    1957

    To Charles Snydor with new c/r N4222A.
    Acquired as surplus.

    From 1959 to Circa 1967

    To Trans Florida Aviation, Sarasota, FL keeping c/r N4222A.

    6 February 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL51DL (P-51D, 26890) issued.

    From 1967 to Circa 1969

    To Cavalier Aircraft Corp, Sarasota, FL keeping c/r N4222A.

    Remanufactured as a Mustang II by Cavalier.
    New construction number, 11, assigned to the airframe.
    Strengthened wing with weapons hardpoints.

    December 1967

    First flight.
    Used as a camouflaged demonstrator on military demonstration tours.

    Circa December 1968

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Salvadorenais.

    1969

    Wing assembly removed to fit to USAF s/n 44-84658 c/r N851D to build the first Cavalier Mk II for Indonesia under Operation Peace Pony I.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    Circa 1970

    To Lindsay Newspapers Inc, Sarasota, FL.

    From Circa 1972 to Circa 2022

    To Lindair Inc/David B. Lindsay, Sarasota, FL with new c/r N51DL.

    Markings Applied: Slender Tender and Tall, 414112

    6 April 2002


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Fantasy of Flight, Polk City FL

    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL51DL (P-51D, 26890) issued.

    Later tactical camouflage scheme.

    1 August 2008


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: The Cavalier F-51D Mustang 2 prototype on display at the EAA Airventure, Oshkosh

    5 April 2017


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL.

    22 July 2018


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Arriving at AirVenture 2018, Oshkosh, WI

    5 April 2022


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: N51DL at Sun n Fun 2022, Lakeland, FL
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    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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