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Click on the small photos above to enlarge. Back to Museum Collection Click here to view a walkabout animation around the aircraft SINGLE SEAT FIGHTER / PHOTO RECON. MFG: NORTH AMERICAN SN: 43-6274 ENGINE: ALLISON V1710-81 HP: 1125 PERFORMANCE TOP SPEED: 378 MPH. RANGE: 750 T0 2,300 MAX CRUISE: 307 MPH. CEILING: 31,500 FT. CAPACITY EMPTY WEIGHT: 6,550 LBS. GROSS WEIGHT: 8,000 LBS. ARMAMENT: 4 50 CAL. MACHINE GUNS IN WINGS. 2 500 LB. BOMBS. DELIVERED:26 APRIL 1943 STRICKEN: AUG.1945 SERVICE HISTORY: 310 P51As WERE BUILT OF WHICH 155 WERE-10s 35 WERE MADE INTO F6Bs AND THIS A/C HAS A F24 CAMERA. AND IS IN THE PROPER SN. GROUP. A TOTAL OF 14,819 F51s WERE BUILT. THE XP51 WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT IN 117 DAYS. THIS A/C WAS A CLEVELAND AIR RACER. OBTAINED BY YANKS 1978. |
