Dates

Event

Constructed as a P-51D-25-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

Circa 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-74008.

11 January 1951

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 9274.

Transferred to 442 Squadron.

Transferred to 403 Squadron.

16 June 1956

Damaged.
Evaluated as Category B.

Circa 1959

Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection

Circa 1959

Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection

Circa 1959

Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection

Circa 1959

Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection

From 27 February 1959 to By 1960

To James H. Defuria/Intercontinental Airways, Canastota, NY with new c/r N8676E.

13 May 1959

Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

From 23 June 1960 to By 1966

To M. N. Bostick, Waco, TX keeping c/r N8676E.

From 20 January 1969 to By 1973

To Automatic Business Products Inc/Richard W. Foote, Hartford, CT keeping c/r N8676E.

16 December 1969

To Courtesy Aircraft, Loves Park, IL keeping c/r N8676E.
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From 29 May 1971 to 29 May 1971

Raced as #51, named TOKEFOGO.
The race was from Milwaukee Mitchell Municipal Airport to Civic Memorial Airport, to East Alton, IL (309 miles). Competed at the Alton P-51 Tournament in the XCountry class. The primary pilot was Richard Foote. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 10th place with an average speed of 275.4 mph.

From 30 May 1971 to 31 May 1971

Raced as #51, named TOKEFOGO.
Competed at the Alton P-51 Tournament in the Thirty Second Climb competition. The primary pilot was Richard Foote. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 6th place. Attained an altitude of 706 feet in 30 seconds.

From 30 May 1971 to 31 May 1971

Raced as #51, named TOKEFOGO.
Competed at the Alton P-51 Tournament in the Measured Mile. The primary pilot was Richard Foote. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 345.5 mph.

By June 1971

Photographer: Unknown

Raced as #51.

From 2 June 1971 to 6 June 1971

Raced as #71, named Takefogo.
Competed at the Cape May National Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Richard Foote. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 258.42 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 289.52 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 291.82 mph. Raced in the Reserve race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 293.96 mph.

From 16 January 1973 to 21 January 1973

Raced as #71, named TOKEFOGO.
Competed at the The Great Miami Air Race in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Richard Foote. Qualified in 12th place with an average speed of 293.10 mph. Raced in Heat B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 268.09 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 296.20 mph.

From 16 January 1973 to 21 January 1973

Raced as #71, named TOKEFOGO.
Competed at the The Great Miami Air Race in the John Livingston Cup race. The primary pilot was Dick Foote. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 302.29 mph.

From December 1973 to By 1974

To North American Flyers/C. G. Kreuger, Brookfield, CT with new c/r N76AF.

From By 1974 to By 1975

To John Crumlish, Southbury, CT keeping c/r N76AF.

Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: I shot this at the Sun n Fun Fly-In in January of 1975.

Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: I shot this in January of 1975. It was registered N76AF at the time.

8 June 1975

Crashed.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC75AN116: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 12:50 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Katama Airpark Airport, Edgartown, MA. This was a local flight from Edgartown, MA. Stalled and/or mushed while performing aerobatics. Report remarks include: Bfr flight pilot brfd no neg G and cool vert mnvrs. Pilot flew acrbts w 2000 feet ovrcst.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

To Leonard Tanner, Granby, CT keeping c/r N76AF.
Mr. Tanner obtained the wreckage.

From July 1978 to By 1983

To Mark D. Clark, Rockford, IL with new c/r N151MC {1}.
Mr. Clark obtained the wreckage.

By 1983

To Ronald M. Runyan, Fairfield, OH keeping c/r N151MC {1}.
Mr. Runyan obtained the wreckage.

The identification was used to register USAAF s/n 44-73339 c/r N51RR. Editor note: At this point it is assumed that surviving components of 44-74008 were used in the restoration 44-73339 and as such was part of the identity transfer.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier