Warbird Restoration: A Rare & Historic P-51C

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P-51C-1NT S/N 42-103100 was built in December of 1943, for the USAAC under contract code 103-22416/22765. In a bizarre twist of fate, 42-103100 was given to the RAF and left the docks bound for England on 20 January, 1944. When in England, 42-103100 was sent to the 3501-service unit for assembly and then on to the 20th maintenance unit to be brought up to RAF standards. By the 30 May 1944, the now Mustang Mk...

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