Tag: September 16 2011 Reno Disaster
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On This Day In 2011, a restored P-51 Mustang suddenly pitched skyward at 445 knots before crashing into spectators, killing 11 people and injuring dozens.
On September 16, 2011, the National Championship Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada turned into one of the deadliest air-racing disasters in U.S. history. The aircraft, a heavily modified North American P-51D Mustang named The Galloping Ghost, was being flown by 74-year-old veteran racing pilot Jimmy Leeward during the Unlimited Class Gold Race. The…
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