WWII P-51D Mustang Relic Plaque - Full Color 8"x10"

This specific P-51D-25-NA Mustang fragment came from a fuselage panel of aircraft Construction No. 122-40530 (N51TH). Due to corrosion and age, these original skin panels were replaced in the early 2000s during the restoration of N51TH.Relic from a P-51 Mustang used in the "Hurry Home Honey" canvas art This particular fragment of a P-51D-25-NA Mustang came from the fuselage panel of aircraft 44-73990 (Construction No. 122-40530). Built in 1944, it initially served with the US Army Air Force before being transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1951. After changing hands several times, the aircraft eventually joined the air racing circuit under the name "Pigeon Chaser." It was flown by the legendary R.A. "Bob" Hoover as the pace plane for the 1971 Cape May National Air Races. From 2000 to 2015, the aircraft underwent extensive restoration and is now back as an airworthy Mustang.