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Nicaragua loaned six of their F-47s to the Liberation Army of Guatemala`s Air Force on June 18th 1954, for its planned 10 day campaign against the Guatemalan government. This F-47N arrived solo at La Aurora air base in Guatemala City and 2 weeks later, she received Guatemalan Air Force colors and serial number 0658.

The post-war surplus of Allied combat aircraft gave many small Latin American air forces an opportunity to strengthen their fighting ability at relatively low cost. Chile was one of the countries that chose to participate in the project and on 1st July 1946 the Chilean airforce received it's first six P-47Ds. Another six aircraft arrived in Chile on 13th November 1947.

In the 1960s, the Guatemalan Air Force used 30 F-51D Mustang as strike aircraft and basic interceptor, supplied from surplus US stocks. The service period was from 1954 to the early 1970s.
Fuerza Aerea de Nicaragua (National Guard) purchased 26 P-51D Mustangs from Sweden in 1954 and later received 30 P-51D Mustangs from the U.S. together with two TF-51 models from MAP after 1954. All aircraft of this type were retired from service by 1964.
The Uruguayan Air Force used 25 P-51D Mustangs from 1950 to 1960; some were subsequently sold to Bolivia.