North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian
North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn, formerly ), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy. Struck off charge at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. and sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz on 19 February 1946 as NCX1202... Read more
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North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian
North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn, formerly ), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy. Struck off charge at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. and sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz on 19 February 1946 as NCX1202. Won the 1946 and 1947 Bendix trophy races; placed second in the 1948 Bendix trophy race. Re-registered as NC1202 and placed 3rd in the 1949 Bendix trophy race. Set coast to coast speed records in both directions in 1947. Purchased by Charles Blair and prepared for round the world record attempt as Excalibur III. Attempt pre-empted by Korean War, but did set a record New York-London time of 7 hr 48 min on 31 January 1951, which still stands for piston-engined aircraft. First trans-polar flight from Norway to Fairbanks, AK, on 29 May 1951, winning the Harmon Trophy. Reported in 1990 as on display in Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, CA. Now with Air and Space Museum as Excalibur III. Date: 1949
© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Media ID 21132087
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