J 26 – North American P-51 Mustang (1945 - 1954)

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Most of the Swedish Mustangs were later resold abroad. Israel bought 25, the Dominican Republic 42 and Nicaragua 25 aircraft. Not a single plane was kept in Sweden. The preserved Mustang on these photos was brought back from Israel and is now displayed at Flygvapenmuseum. C/n 44-63992. Sw AF/n 26020. A story with photos about how this IDF Mustang "54" was donated to Sweden by the Israeli MoD can be read at www.merchav.aviri.org.

 

 

 

 
 

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