Just been wondering aimlessly around the Internet, and found on the CAA aircraft registrations page that G-LYNE has been cancelled as transfered to America on 29/11/2001, anyone know if this is just a paperwork exercise or if the machine has now left the UK.
By: Alex Smart - 11th February 2002 at 01:00
RE: Mustang G-LYNE 44-72028
44-72028 was indeed an ex Israeli P51, it was their FIRST one.
Not to be confused with 44-72228 which was an Ex Swedish P51 that was later sold to Israel.
44-72028 was I have read an Ex 5th Air Force aircraft,Does anyone know to which squadron it belonged or who its pilot(s) was/were?
It was coded “41” in IDFAF service, a/c of the 5th AF Fighter Groups also used numbers could it be that the “41” was a left over from that service and taken on by the IDFAF?
By: YAK11 - 2nd December 2001 at 15:37
RE: Mustang G-LYNE 44-72028
This machine certainly did reach the UK. It was one of the Mustangs recovered from Israel by Robs Lamplough in the 70’s. It was later sold as a project and moved to a location in the North East of England.
By: Ant.H - 2nd December 2001 at 15:13
RE: Mustang G-LYNE 44-72028
The aircraft is a restoration project rather than a machine that is currently airworthy.With the majority of P51 restorations being done in the USA,it’s possible that this British-registered machine never even reached these shores!
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December 2, 2001 at 3:01 pm