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North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian
North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn , formerly ), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy. Struck off charge at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. and sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz on 19 February 1946 as NCX1202. Won the 1946 and 1947 Bendix trophy races; placed second in the 1948 Bendix trophy race. Re-registered as NC1202 and placed 3rd in the 1949 Bendix trophy race. Set coast to coast speed records in both directions in 1947. Purchased by Charles Blair and prepared for round the world record attempt as Excalibur III. Attempt pre-empted by Korean War, but did set a record New York-London time of 7 hr 48 min on 31 January 1951, which still stands for piston-engined aircraft. First trans-polar flight from Norway to Fairbanks, AK, on 29 May 1951, winning the Harmon Trophy. Reported in 1990 as on display in Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, CA. Now with Air and Space Museum as Excalibur III. Date: 1949
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This photograph showcases the iconic North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian, one of three Mustangs owned by oil tycoon Glenn McArthy. The Mustang, with race number 60, was struck off charge at Searcy Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz on February 19, 1946. This historic aircraft went on to win the Bendix Trophy races in 1946 and 1947, placing second in the 1948 race. In 1949, it was re-registered as NC1202 and finished third in the Bendix Trophy race. The Mustang set coast-to-coast speed records in both directions in 1947. Later, the Mustang was purchased by Charles Blair and prepared for a round-the-world record attempt as Excalibur III. However, the attempt was pre-empted by the Korean War. Despite this setback, Excalibur III set a record New York-London time of 7 hr 48 min on January 31, 1951, which still stands for piston-engined aircraft. The Mustang also made the first trans-polar flight from Norway to Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 29, 1951, winning the Harmon Trophy. The Mustang is reported to have been on display in the Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles, California, in 1990. Today, it is part of the collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
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