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listing placed 02 January 2017 United Kingdom
P51 Mustang project for sale
P51 Mustang Offers
This aircraft was built in 1944 and served with the 357th Fighter Group. It comes with genuine WWII provenance having made a force landing returning from fighter escort duties over Germany.
Restoration has started (c1500 man hours to date) though professional commitments do not allow the amount of time required to bring this aircraft back to flying condition. Hence the sale.
This is not a complete project though does comprise some of the difficult components to source. Included in the sale are many technical drawings to enable the restorer the opportunity to undertake work in line with factory spec.
Just some of the main parts included in this sale are:
Nose to STA75
Prop Governor
New Smile (Air Intake under Prop)
Oil Tank mounting lugs
Firewall (Three sections)
Firewall centre section (requires work though original)
Most brackets on front of Firewall
Firewall to wing fixture
Fuselage STA 75 to 248
Both bottom Longerons to STA 168
One top longeron
Brackets to join longerons to extensions
All brackets to join longerons to frames
4 main wing mounting frames including fixtures to mount wing bolts
Several other vertical frames
Frames under longerons
Rudder Bar Assembly
2 Parking brake compensators
Master Brake cylinder
Station 200 frames and tinware
Most instruments (NOS)
Six fuselage skins ready drilled
Doghouse (most parts)
After Doghouse frame and skins
Scoop almost complete
Scoop jack
Flap jack bar and flap brackets
Channel Assembly
Turtle deck frames
Inside cockpit skins (L and R)
L&R bracket to carry transport tube STA 248
Parker primer
Hydraulic reservoir assembly
Primer
Control column
Bellcrank assembly
Valve Assembly – hydraulic system
Hydraulic flap operating strut
Hydraulic Hand pump
Hydraulic wing flap control
Tailcone to STA 248 – 327
Fin
Rudder
4 Stabiliser spars
Brackets to Bolt stabiliser to Fuselage
Hinge assemblies to attach elevators
Elevator spars and brackets to carry frames
Complete STA 248 frame
Some vertical frames
Beaver tail with T/W up lock
Angle Assembly
Tail wheel axle
Tailwheel
4 Tailcone skins
Frames on top of beaver tail
Several frames below tail cone spar
Fillet Assemblies L&R
Wing:
Original wings in three parts.
Telescopic tubes for main U/C
Fuel tank caps
Flap operating strut
Wing flap control
Flap brackets
Wing tip ribs and spars
Aileron brackets
2 sets of disc brakes
Any inspection welcome
POA.