Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
Yes, that's an earlier P-51K (111-30258) from a different block, albeit still Dallas-built ('Frenesi' and the others I mentioned are P-51K-15-NT).
To confuse matters further, the Soesterberg example is masquerading as one of the aforementioned 10 Mustangs (H-307) that went to the East Indies.
I forgot that the Soesterberg example wasn't an original Dutch example. Having read up on the history of this particular one, I noticed that the museum has the construction number listed as 111-30358. Is that a typo perhaps?
Also, according to the museum's information, during a 1966 restoration parts from 1 P-51B, 2 P-51Ds and 1 P-51K were included in this airframe (as well as Harvard wheels and brakes). Not quite a completely original example then, but still a well-preserved one.