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MUSTANG C.A.C. 18 MK.22 (P-51D) A68-192. REGISTRATION G-HAEC
In early, 1997, Rob Davies purchased a P-51D MUSTANG "G-HAEC"
from Ray Hanna of the Old Flying Machine Company.
This MUSTANG was repainted as "BIG BEAUTIFUL DOLL"

as flown by Colonel John D. Landers, Commanding Officer of the

78th Fighter Group, based at Duxford.
 

Originally built in 1951 in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Company,

the (P-51D) A68-192 "MUSTANG" was mothballed after

4 hours flying and put into storage.
It was sold to F.C. Braund in April, 1958 who registered the MUSTANG as VH-FCB, and flew it for a number of years in Australia.
It was flown regularly until taken over by Jack McDonald, who operated the aircraft from 1961 to 1964. In 1966, the aircraft was acquired

by George A Scholey, Manager of a Mine in the Philippines.
It was shipped to the Philippines and on its first test flight, after re-assembly, suffered a forced landing due to catastrophic engine failure.
Repaired and re-engined over a period of 3 years, it flew for a small number of hours but subsequently suffered a major accident whilst attempting to land at Manila Airport, and the aircraft was written off. It was stored in a warehouse in Manila until it was shipped to Hong Kong in 1976, together with a large number of spares and major components from an ex-Philippines Air Force PAF410, American built P-51D Mustang - 44-72917. This aircraft and the wreckage from the A68-192 was then acquired by Mal Rose, Ray Hanna and others, who were all flying for Cathay Pacific out of Hong Kong. All the components from both aircraft were moved to Hong Kong and it was totally re-built using the major components from the 44-72917.
However, it was decided by the new owners to keep the original Australian identity, even though the major components were from 44-72917 and only a few minor components from the original aircraft A68-192. After final assembly and engine runs in Hong Kong, the aircraft was palleted for shipment to the U.K. on February 28th, 1985, and was registered in the U.K. as G-HAEC.
From 1985 to 1997 it was based at Duxford and operated by the Old Flying Machine Company, until acquired by Rob Davies.
It is now painted as "Big Beautiful Doll" as flown by Colonel John D. Landers, Commanding Officer of the 78th Fighter Group, based at Duxford, near Cambridge, England during 1944/1945.