North American TP-51C-10 Mustang NL251MX Betty Jane Deer Valley Arizona April 13 2016 is a photograph by Brian Lockett which was uploaded on May 27th, 2016.
North American TP-51C-10 Mustang NL251MX Betty Jane Deer Valley Arizona April 13 2016
North American TP-51C-10 Mustang NL251MX Betty Jane at Deer Valley, Arizona on April 13, 2016. It has been restored as a dual-control TP-51C trainer.... more
Title
North American TP-51C-10 Mustang NL251MX Betty Jane Deer Valley Arizona April 13 2016
Artist
Brian Lockett
Medium
Photograph
Description
North American TP-51C-10 Mustang NL251MX Betty Jane at Deer Valley, Arizona on April 13, 2016. It has been restored as a dual-control TP-51C trainer. During World War II, some single-place Mustangs were modified in the field with a second set of controls to serve as trainers and high-speed VIP transports. This Mustang carriers construction number 103-22730. The original 103-22730 flew for the Army Air Corps as 42-103293 and was condemned as salvage due to battle damage on May 3, 1944. John Muszala collected P-51B and P-51C parts. Muszala and Max Chapman agreed to assemble a flying example of a dual-control TP-51C. Chapman reserved the registration N24177 for it in June 2003. It first flew after restoration on May 5, 2004. The registration NL151MX was reserved for the airplane on June 25, 2004 and taken up on August 28, 2004. It won Best P-51 at Oshkosh that summer. In 2006 it was painted as P-51B 43-106511 Betty Jane of the Fifteenth Air Force. It was registered to the Collings Foundation on April 30, 2008.
Uploaded
May 27th, 2016
More from Brian Lockett
Comments
There are no comments for North American TP-51C-10 Mustang NL251MX Betty Jane Deer Valley Arizona April 13 2016. Click here to post the first comment.