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Help with ID Israeli P-51D

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In Musée de l'Air at Le Bourget is standing an P-51D with c/n 122-31597. Now I'm looking for the Israeli serial of this beautiful fighter. Hopefully someone can help!
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Unfortunatly his Israelian ID remains unknown but before it went to Israel it flew with the Swedish Airforce as 26039.

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I'm aware of the Swedish serial , but i'm looking for the Israelian one, because that's the last military serial.
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Re: Help with ID Israeli P-51D

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According some Israeli websites this one should be nr 33.
Don’t know if this is true.
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Re: Help with ID Israeli P-51D

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From the usually reliable Sky-high website:
Model : P51D-20-NA
Manufacturer Number: 122-31597
US Serial No. 44-63871
Swedish AF use 04/45-02/53 (F8 and F16 wings)
IAF serial 33 no further details (one of 25 purchased from Sweden)
Purchased in 1963 by Robert D. Turner and serialed N9722F
Crashed around Cannes in 1965
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Re: Help with ID Israeli P-51D

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Starman wrote:From the usually reliable Sky-high website:
Model : P51D-20-NA
Manufacturer Number: 122-31597
US Serial No. 44-63871
Swedish AF use 04/45-02/53 (F8 and F16 wings)
IAF serial 33 no further details (one of 25 purchased from Sweden)
Purchased in 1963 by Robert D. Turner and serialed N9722F
Crashed around Cannes in 1965
Thanks! Do you have a link of this website?
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https://www.sky-high.co.il/
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Re: Help with ID Israeli P-51D

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Andy thanks!
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