| RecordEnregistrement |
Aircraft NameNom de l’avion |
Canadian Designation(s)Désignation(s) canadien(s) |
American DesignationDésignation américaine |
Role |
| 9284 |
Mustang |
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P-51D-30-NA |
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| Canadian Military Serial Numbers -- Numéros de série militaires canadiens |
| Post Unification - Après l’unification |
Pre Unification - Pré unification |
Unification |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force /CFCanadian Forces /CAFCanadian Armed Forces
ARCAviation royale canadienne /FCForces canadiennes /FACForces armées canadiennes |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force
ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCNRoyal Canadian Navy
MRCMarine royale canadienne |
Army
Armée |
1968 February 1 |
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9580 |
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Aircraft Characteristics
Caractéristiques de l’avion |
Operational History
Historique opérationnel |
Disposition |
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| View on external web siteAfficher sur un site Web externe |
View BelowVoir ci-dessous |
Sold |
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Company
Compagnie |
Model
Modèle |
Variant
Variante |
Company #
Compagnie # |
| North American Aviation |
NA-122 |
TF Mk. IV |
122-40929 A68-175 |
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Manufactured By
Fabriqué par |
Aircraft Owned By
Aéronef appartenant à |
Taken On Strength
Pris en force |
Struck Off Strength
Effectif rayé |
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1947 June 7 |
1960 September 20 |
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Aircraft Coded As
Aéronef codé comme |
Aircraft Named As
Aéronef nommé comme |
Pennant#
Fanion # |
Instructional AFAirframe #
Cellule d’instruction # |
| AT*B |
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Engine(s)
Moteur(s) |
TSNTime Since New (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la nouvelle (Heures:Minutes) |
TSOTime Since Overhaul (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la révision (Heures:Minutes) |
History Card
Carte historique |
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View - Voir |
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| Other Forces Military/Police Serial Numbers, Civil Registrations - Numéros de série militaires/de police des autres forces, registres d’état civil |
RAFRoyal Air Force |
RFCRoyal Flying Corps |
USAAFUnited States Army Air Force |
USAFUnited States Air Force |
USNUnited States Navy |
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44-74389 |
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| Other Forces Military/Police - Autres forces militaires/police |
Civil Registrations - Enregistrements civils |
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N64824 |
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| Aircraft On Display - Aéronefs exposés |
| Museum/On Display At - Musée/Sur l’affichage à |
GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map-Carte |
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| Aircraft Incidents - Incidents d’aéronefs |
| Date |
Category
Catégorie |
Unit |
Location
Emplacement |
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On Board
À bord |
Uninjured
Survivants |
Injured
Blessé |
Fatalities
Décès |
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GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map
Carte |
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| Aircraft Incident Safety Reports - Rapports sur la sécurité des incidents d’aviation |
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RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Directorate of Flight Safety
Direction de la sécurité des vols de l’ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Other Reports
Autres rapports - ARCAviation royale canadienne |
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English - Anglais |
French - Français |
English - Anglais |
| Date |
FSIRFlight Safety Investigation Report |
Epiloque |
RESVRapport d’enquête de Sécurité des vols |
Epilogue |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force L20Accident Record Card |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force AIFAccident Investigation File |
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| Other Reports - Autres rapports |
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Report By/Report - Rapport par/Rapport |
Report - Rapport |
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| Operational History - Historique opérationnel |
1947 June 7: Received second hand from US. Ex USAF P-51D-30-NA serial number 44-74389.
1947 June 7: RCAF First Entry At S.R. MC No 10 R.D. (Repair Depot) Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, Transfer Order No. MC 12390 as RCAF 9580, Manufacturer’s No. 44-74389 {USAF BU No., actual Construction Manufacturer’s No. is 122-40929}[RCAF Aircraft Record Card]
Mustang P51 (Type D) IV, P. Merlin 1650-73 engine serial number 334265.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card]
1947 June 7: Received from the Foreign Liquidation Commission, off C.D. 83 USP 45/21 FE 28614 PC 97/1326.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Remarks]
1947 July 8: To NWAC (North West Air Command) 417 Squadron Rivers, Manitoba, Canada, Authority TO MC 12234.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1947 August 29: Flying Times 5.40 hours:minutes (T 547.3 on 1038HQ-L8 from 417 Squadron.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Remarks]
1947 September 15: Flying Times 1.50 hours:minutes.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Remarks]
1947 December 1: Afage T.S.N.96.40 - Condition Good Fitment Standard.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Remarks]
1948 November 1: Afage T.S.N.104.05 - Condition Good Fitment Standard.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Remarks]
1949 April 1: Afage T.S.N.278.00.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Remarks]
1949 April 1: CJATC.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1949 October 8: To No. 11 SD MacDonald Brothers Aircraft (MBA), Authority TO AMC 12316.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1949 October 8: Prototyping and initail modification on CDW 644 by Macd Bros (MacDonald Brothers Aircraft (MBA))[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Overhaul Data]
1949 December 22: To NWAC (North West Air Command) CJATC (Combined Joint Air Training Centre), Manitoba, Canada, Authority Signed TO 1028.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1952 February 25: To 10 TSU (Technical Signal Unit) MBA (MacDonald Brothers Aircraft), Delivered 25 AMB Q A197, 1952 March 31, Authority TO 1746.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1952 Feb 25: 10 TSU Modification RM 1-23 by MBA (MacDonald Brothers Aircraft) Req’n No. {CD}W501690 [Overhaul Data]
Necessary repairs, weatherization and associated modifications Q1602 April 18, Req’n No. AMC ? 1370 d March 27.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Overhaul Data]
Modification to mod RM 1-23, repairs as Necessary by MBA (MacDonald Brothers Aircraft) Req’n No CDW 519967, completed 1952 Sep 4, allocated to ADC (Air Defense Command)[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Overhaul Data]
1952 March 1: Aircraft to be flown to CPA for fly in repairs illegible project BCP-28-illegible T616901, 1952 March 1.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Overhaul Data]
1952 September 4: To ADC (Air Defense Command) Station London, Ontario, Canada, Deleivered MBA Q2454, 1952 December 24, Authority QTO 1417.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1954 June 24: To TC (Training Command Station Trenton, Ontario, Canada, Authority QTO 1526.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1954 June 24 To ADC (Air Defense Command) Station Chatham Q9777 dated 1954 August 6, Authority QTO 1256.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1954 August 16: To 10 TSU (Technical Signal Unit) MBA (MacDonald Brothers Aircraft), Authority QTO 424.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1954 August 16: Repairs to undercarraige pivot bushings by MBA (MacDonald Brothers Aircraft), Req’n No. CDW 476845.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Overhaul Data]
1954 November 6: To SR Lincoln Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Authority QTO 669.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1956 April 20: To RR Lincoln Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Authority QTO 467.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1956 July 19: To APDAL (Aircraft Pending Disposal At Location) Storage Lincoln Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Authority QTO 753.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
1957-1961: Stored unconverted at RCAF Station Carberry, Manitoba, Canada.
1960 September 20: CADC (Crown Assets Disposal Corporation) Sold to James H. Defuria and Fred J. Ritts, 3441 Burnet Ave, Syracuse, New York United States, Issue Voucher M545, Sales Order 97880, RCAF ME 2100, Authority QTO 238.[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Transfers]
{Entry under Remarks - might be Aircraft numbers -faint, illegible}[RCAF Aircraft Record Card Remarks]
Date unknown: To US registery as N6346T.
1961: Ferried from Carberry to Elkhart.
1962 May 10: To Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, Indiana (IN), United States.
1962 Late: Art Vance found ex-RCAF 9580 as a derelict fuselage in a Decatur, Illinois (IL), United States, scrap yard.
1963 December: Stored dismantled at La Porte, Indiana (IN), United States.
1964 March 23: Struck off US Civil Register and reportedly sold for scrap metal.
1973: ID adopted by Australian built A68-175/N64824. N64824 - incorrectly showed A68-175 as serial number
1976: Art Vance
1982: Rebuilt Shafter California, United States, as "Million Dollar Baby" C5 T, (later just the winged ace on cowling) B6 F, tribute to Maj. Donald H. Bochkay. Art found the radio call sign tag "9580" on the instrument panel of the fuselage hulk that he bought for this project.
2000: Named "Speedball Alice" WWII Maj. Bochkay
2000 October 18: Registered to A.S. Vance of Sebastopol, California, United States
2005 October: Long time owner and pilot of Speedball Alice, Art Vance was killed when the WWII Wildcat he was flying hit power lines in Tennessee. Vance, 64 from Sonoma Ca, was ferrying the Planes of Fame Aircraft to a show in Arkansas. Vance was the unlimited check pilot for the Reno Air Races.
2006: Dan Vance (Art’s son) keeps this P-51 is great shape and attends shows around the west.
With No. 417 (FR) Squadron at Rivers Camp, Manitoba in 1947 / 1948, coded "AT*B".
Later at RCAF Stations Crumlin, Ontario and Trenton, Ontario.
Sold to James H. Defuria (dba Intercontinental Airways of Canastota, NY) in 1958. |
