RNZAF P-51 Mustang List
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GSB: Government Stores Board
| RNZAF Serial | US Serial | Notes |
| NZ 2401 | 45-11490 | To N°3 Squadron
on June 10, 1952. Crashed upon landing at Taeri on May 10, 1953
due to undercarriage failure (F/O R. S. Milson). Written off and used as instructional airframe. Reduced to spares in 1954. |
| NZ 2402 | 45-11491 | To N°2 Squadron (July 11,
1952- October 25, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2403 | 45-11492 | To N°2 Squadron (January 27,
1954- October 25, 1955). Stored. Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2404 | 45-11493 | To N°2 Squadron (July 11,
1952- December 22, 1953). Crashed in bad weather near Tongaporutu on Dec. 22, 1953. S/L M. B. Stevens killed. |
| NZ 2405 | 45-11494 | Stored. To N°4 Squadron (May 4, 1953- November 8, 1953). Crashed upon take-off due to power loss on November 9, 1953. (F/O J.T. Hall) Written off and used as instructional airframe. Reduced to spares in 1954. |
| NZ 2406 | 45-11495 | To Central Flying School (Wigram)
in August 1951 To 75 Sqdn in July 1952. To 2 Sqdn (June 22, 1953- November 25, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2407 | 45-11496 | Damaged while unloading from ship
in 1945: dismantled and never flown. Reduced to spares in 1953 |
| NZ 2408 | 45-11498 | To 2 Sqdn (July 11, 1952- October
18, 1954) Damaged by 20 mm shell from a Vampire fighter during target towing on October 7, 1954. Written off. Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2409 | 45-11499 | To 3 Sqdn (June 10, 1952- September
5, 1955). Sold by GSB. Wings recuperated and used on NZ 2417. |
| NZ 2410 | 45-11500 | Stored. To 2 Squadron. (4 Sqdn?). Damaged upon landing at Harewood on May 23, 1955 due to port oleo failure (P/O G.L. Smith). Never repaired. |
| NZ 2411 | 45-11501 | To 2 Sqdn (July 11, 1952- December
22, 1953). Crashed in bad weather near Tongaporutu on Dec. 22, 1953. F/O R. M Westrupp killed. |
| NZ 2412 | 45-11502 | To 3 Sqdn (June 10, 1952- April
23, 1955). Lost a wing in flight and crashed near Wigram on April 23,1955. F/O P. G. Vowles killed. |
| NZ 2413 | 45-11503 | To 1 Sqdn (July 29, 1952 - September
30, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2414 | 45-11504 | To 1 Sqdn (July 21, 1952 - September
14, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2415 | 45-11505 | To 3 Sqdn (June 10, 1952 - May
4, 1954). Crashed upon landing at Wigram on January. 23, 1954. Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2416 | 45-11506 | To 1 Sqdn (July 22, 1952 - September
26, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2417 | 45-11507 | To 3 Sqdn (June 10, 1952- August
11, 1955). Sold by GSB. Restored to airworthiness in 1964 using wings from NZ 2409. Preserved at the Kermit Weeks Air Museum. |
| NZ 2418 | 45-11508 | Stored. To 4 Sqdn (January 22, 1954 - August 18, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2419 | 45-11509 | To 2 Sqdn (July 11, 1952 - October
19, 1954) Destroyed in crash-landing near Manaia on October 19, 1954 due to coolant leak. (F/O E.J. Wratten) Reduced to spares. |
| NZ 2420 | 45-11510 | Stored. To 2 Sqdn (January 27, 1954 - October 25, 1955). To 42 Sqdn. Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2421 | 45-11511 | Stored. To 1 Sqdn. (4 Sqdn ?)(September 6, 1951 - August 7, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2422 | 45-11512 | To Central Flying School (Wigram).
(Or to 2 Sqdn ?) (June 22, 1953 - October 13, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2423 | 45-11513 | Stored. To N°3 Squadron.(2 Sqdn ?) (July 12, 1954- October 25, 1955). To N°42 Squadron(to May 30, 1957). Used as squadron hack. Last operational RNZAF P-51 Mustang. Sold by GSB. Preserved. In storage in Mapua, NZ. |
| NZ 2424 | 45-11515 | To 3 Sqdn (June 10, 1952 - September
27, 1952) Crashed near Lyttelton Harbour on Sep 27, 1952 probably due to oxygen failure (F/O V. C. Duckmanton killed). |
| NZ 2425 | 45-11516 | To 1 Sqdn (July 29, 1952 - March
20, 1955). Missing and presumed crashed on March 20, 1955. (P/O A. I. French missing.) |
| NZ 2426 | 45-11517 | Stored. To 4 Sqdn (August 31, 1951 - June 25, 1954). To 3 Sqdn (September 3, 1954 - August 11, 1955). Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2427 | 45-11518 | Stored. To 3 Sqdn (October 17, 1952 - August 9, 1955). Sold by GSB. Restored to airworthiness in 2001 as "Janie" (G-MSTG). |
| NZ 2428 | 45-11519 | To 1 Sqdn (July 29, 1952 - October
12, 1955). Stored. Sold by GSB. |
| NZ 2429 | 45-11521 | To 4 Sqdn (September 6, 1951 -
February 27, 1953). Crash-landed on Santoft beach by F/O T. C. Beech on February 27, 1953. Aircraft repairable but written off and used as gunnery target. |
| NZ 2430 | 45-11522 | Stored. To 4 Sqdn (August 31, 1953 - February 10, 1955). Forced landing on February 10, 1955 due to coolant system failure. Written off. |
Sources:
- Mustang aux Antipodes, Ross Dunlop & Ross Macpherson, Aéro Journal n°26, Août-Septembre 2002.
- Listing by Philip Treweek at kiwiaircraftimages.com.
- Listing at adf-serials.com.
- Various internet sources.
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