| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-LUI |
| 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): | 4-13016 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | TocumwalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YTOC IATA: TCW Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Tocumwal Airshow 2025 |
| Photo Date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Photo by: | Dave Soderstrom |
| Photo ID: | 848785 |
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Built to a USAAF order as P-51D-20NT 44-13016 but allocated to the RAAF as A68-674: BOC 4 July 45, SOC 22 December 48. Fuselage ended up at Pearce Dunn's museum, Mildura 1966-82. Restored in the USA, first flight as N9002N in 1992. Re-registered as N5551D in 1997 and painted in current markings. Exported to New Zealand in 2004 as ZK-SAS. Acquired by Doug Hamilton and re-registered in Australia as VH-LUI(5) in 2022. Marked as 44-73060/LH-X 'Dove of Peace', a USAAF P-51D flown by WWII US fighter ace Col. Glen Duncan. This photo is copyright © Dave Soderstrom, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 September 2025, and has since been viewed 146 times. |