| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NZ2411 |
| Alternate Serial: | 511501 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American P-51 Mustang |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American P-51 Mustang |
| Aircraft Version: | North American P-51D Mustang |
| C/n (msn): | 124-48254 |
| Operator Titles: | New Zealand - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | WhenuapaiMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZWP IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1952 to June 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 809038 |
| Photo Comment |
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NZ2411 was delivered to the RNZAF in August 1945. It was assembled but with the end of World War II not needed. In early 1946 the aircraft was encased in a rubberised cocoon where it remain until 1952. To give the reservist Territory Air Force a combat capability, NZ2411 and other stored P-51s were removed from their cocoons and handed to TAF squadrons. On December 22, 1953, NZ2411 crashed at Tongaporutu i on a flight from Ohakea to Whenuapai after the pilot became disorientated in cloud and lost control. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand This photo was added on 16 May 2025, and has since been viewed 94 times. |