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CA-18 Mustang 21 A68-104 - Robbie Eastgate, formerly owned by Bob Eastgate (d.2020) at Melbourne, Victoria ; one of Australia's oldest operating warbirds, registered as VH-BOB, underwent a 15-year restoration, taking to the air again on 26 January 2023.
The museum was founded by Rod Kath, Larry Matt, Irvin Lewandowski, Jack Rodgers, Robert Knoll in 1990 after they met at The Landings Airport in Huntley, Illinois. It opened with 17 aircraft three years later at the DuPage Airport in West Chicago, Illinois and began fundraising for a purpose built facility across the airport. However, within two ...
NA-73X NX19998, the first Mustang, as well as the first to crash on 20 November 1940. 20 November 1940 The North American NA-73X (Mustang prototype), NX19998, [1] crashed on its fifth flight after test pilot Paul Balfour neglected to go through the takeoff and flight test procedure with designer Edgar Schmued prior to a high-speed test run, claiming "one airplane was like another."
In 1998, Microsoft Corporation co-founder Paul Allen began acquiring and preserving vintage aircraft. [3] Allen's passion for aviation and history, and his awareness of the increasing rarity of original World War II aircraft, motivated him to restore these artifacts to the highest standard of authenticity and share them with the public.
P-51 Mustang 'Short Fuse Sallee'. Post fire restoration completed in 1994. Spitfire Mk XIV NH799. Full rebuild completed in 1994. Spitfire Mk XIV SM832. Full rebuild completed in 1995. Spitfire Mk Vb EP120. Full rebuild completed in 1995. Spitfire Mk Vc AR614. Full rebuild completed in 1996. Spitfire Mk Vb AB910. Major overhaul completed in 1997.
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The Mustang Heritage Foundation, is an American organization dedicated to supporting the welfare of feral horses and donkeys (burros). The organization works closely with the US Bureau of Land Management to support its efforts.
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