Photo of North American P-51C-10NT Mustang, N1202, Smithsonian Museum

Photo of North American P-51C-10NT Mustang, N1202, Smithsonian Museum
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Type: North American P-51C-10NT Mustang Aircraft Reg: N1202 Code Number: 44-10947 Operator: Smithsonian Museum Picture Category: Special Purpose Aircraft / Preserved Picture ID: 1038263		Location: Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD) Country: USA - Virginia Date: 9th September 2010

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Comments: On May 29, 1951, Capt. Charles F. Blair flew Excalibur III from Norway across the North Pole to Alaska in a record-setting 10½ hours. Four months earlier, he had flown Excalibur III from New York to London in less than 8 hours, breaking the existing mark by over an hour.