P51D Mustang Airshow Arrival

http://p51dmustang/p51dmustangstore P-51D Mustang Airshow Arrival ICAS Member Alan Anderson flying SU SU at the NAS Jacksonville, FL Airshow. The P-5D Mustang with the Packard-built Rolls Royce V-1650-7 engine provides a horsepower range of 1490 to 1720 (war emergency), with a top true airspeed of 438mph at 23,000ft, a service ceiling of 41,000ft, and a structural speed of 505mph. The Mustang firepower packed (6) .50-caliber Colt machine guns and 1880 rounds of ammunition. Bomb carrying capacity was 1000lbs and Zero-rail rockets totaled (10). Combat range of the P-51D was 500 to 1000 miles depending on configuration and flight profile. Purchased by Alan &Denice Anderson in 1999 (sold 2003), SU SU had an impressive history. SU SU was manufactured by North American Aviation, Dallas, Texas Production Facility under Factory Charge Number NA-124; model P-51D-25NT; Contract Number AC-2400; Production Date April 14, 1944; Serial Number 44-84850. 1 of 136 aircraft converted to F-6D-25NT the tactical reconnaissance version having vertical and oblique camera positions in the rear fuselage. Additional radios were installed to include D/F equipment. The conversion still allowed full armament carrying capabilities. From Dallas, the aircraft was delivered to the USAAF on June 23, 1945 to the 4136th AAF Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Tinker AAF, OK., and from there to the Oklahoma City Air Material Area, Tinker AFB (storage). June 11, 1948 the aircraft was re-designated: RF-51D-25NT under the new designation system. In December 1950 the aircraft was moved to the San Antonio Air Material Area, Kelly AFB, TX. June 1951 the aircraft was moved to the Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA in preparation for shipment to the 601st Aircraft Repair Squadron (Far East Air Forces), Kisarazu AB, Japan in August 1951. From the post-storage repairs, and readied for combat duty in the Korean War, the aircraft was assigned to the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (TRW), flying in the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (TRS), Kimpo AB, Korea from November 1951 until February 1953. Following the Korean War, the aircraft was moved first to the 6408th Maintenance Support Group, Kisarazu AB, Japan in February 1953, and then back to the United States to the Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA in May 1953. In November 1953 the post war assignment was to the 153rd TRS (Air National Guard), Key Field, Meridian, MS. January 1956 the aircraft was moved back to the Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA and dropped from inventory as surplus in May 1956. The aircraft was re-designated: F-51D and sold out of surplus to Indonesia, to serve in the Indonesian Air Force. Returning to the United States through a private purchase in 1978, the aircraft was registered with the Federal Aviation Administration as a civilian P-51D, flying with the name Ghost Rider and a silver paint scheme until 1995. P