“Minuteman” 44-73163
Doug and Randy Kempf own this Mustang. We did the wings for it in 2005. The brothers are doing much of the restoration themselves.
“Marinell” 44-13521
Maurice Hammond of the UK is the owner of this beautiful P51 Mustang. In 2006 we rebuilt his wings, flaps, ailerons and engine mount. We then shipped them to the United Kingdom for Maurice to finish the restoration of his aircraft. His first flight of “Marinell” happened on July 26, 2008. This is the second P-51 Mustang that Maurice has rebuilt, his first one being ”Janie”.
“Marinell’s” First Flight video
“Live Bait” 44-73343
Jon Vesely of Scottsdale, AZ is the proud owner of “Live Bait”. In 2005, we rebuilt the wings and engine mount. We then shipped them to Midwest Aero Restorations to finish the aircraft restoration. On July 18 2010 “Live Bait” had its first flight. Only days later, it went to Oshkosh and won the Reserve Grand Champion award.
“Happy Jacks Go Buggy” 44-74452
“Happy Jacks Go Buggy” is an award winning Mustang. We rebuilt the wings and the engine mount for Bruce Winters of Texas in 2006. We then shipped them to Midwest Aero Restorations to finish the aircraft restoration. In 2008 it flew for the first time and went to Oshkosh, winning the Grand Champion award.
”Happy Jacks Go Buggy” video
“Moonbeam McSwine” 4412473
Vlado Lenoch of LaGrange, IL owns this airplane. In early 2008, we rebuilt the wings and engine mount for him and sent them to Tab-Air to finish the aircraft restoration. “Moonbeam McSwine” is a regular at airshows and also flies with the United States Air Force Flight program.
“Mormon Mustang” 67-22579
John Bagley of Rexburg, ID is the owner of this P-51 Mustang. In 2006, John had a forced landing on the highway median in Rexburg, due to an engine failure. He walked away with minor injuries, but a heavily damaged airplane. We rebuilt his wings in 2007, and June 2009 the Mustang was airworthy once again.
“Little Rebel” 45-11495
This airplane is owned by Bob Baker of Alva, OK and it is the third Mustang that he has restored. The first one was “Oklahoma Miss” in 2000, and the second one was “Sweet and Lovely” in 2003. When he decided to do another Mustang, it came easily to which one, “Little Rebel”. The history of “Sweet and Lovely” and “Little Rebel” is quite fascinating. During WWII, twin brothers, Buck and Bill Pattillo flew these P-51 Mustangs in the war. With the pilots already in their 80′s, Bob raced to get “Little Rebel” done and to reunite the aircraft with Buck Pattillo. In 2008, we rebuilt the wings, flaps, ailerons, and engine mount. In March 2009, Bob Baker picked up his wings and components and after many late nights, was able to fly “Little Rebel” to Oshkosh. There, the Pattillo brothers saw their aircrafts, “Sweet and Lovely” and “Little Rebel” once again, almost 65 years later. Bob Baker won the Best P-51 award in 2009 for his beautiful work and won Returning Best of Class in 2010 with “Little Rebel”.
Behind the Journey- Bob Bakers P-51 Mustang Restorations video
Brotherhood- Journey Home for the Pattillo Aces video
Two P-51 pilots reunite with their warbirds article on the American Flyers website.
“Tuskegee Airmen” 42-103645
The CAF based out of St. Paul, MN own this aircraft. In 2001, restoration was done on this beauty. Odegaard Aviation did the wings and Tri-State Aviation of Wahpeton, ND, completely restored this aircraft. On May 10, 2001, Bob Odegaard did the first flight, which was just about perfect. Then, tragically on May 30th 2004, the airplane had mechanical problems during an airshow and crashed, taking the life of the pilot, Don Hinz. The CAF started restoring the aircraft before the end of that year, wanting to keep Don’s dream alive. In 2008, we rebuilt the wings, engine mount and flaps. The components were taken down to Tri-State Aviation and they completed the restoration of the “Tuskegee Airmen”. In May 2009, it returned to the air.
To read more about the Tuskegee airmen that this Mustang is a tribute to, click here.
“Twilight Tear” 44-63864
Ron Fagen of Granite Falls, MN is the proud owner of this Mustang. In 2007 and 2008 we rebuilt his wings, flaps, ailerons, clamshell doors and engine mount.
“Lou IV” 44-63350
Terry Dieno is in the process of restoring this aircraft. We rebuilt his wings, flaps, and ailerons in 2009-2010. We hope to see “Lou IV” back in the air soon.
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