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On September 16, 2011, The Galloping Ghost, a highly modified North American P-51D Mustang racing aircraft, crashed into spectators while competing at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, killing the pilot, Jimmy Leeward, and ten people on the ground. Sixty-nine more people on the ground were injured.
17 Σεπ 2011 · O'Brien, who is chairman of an air show in his hometown in California, was photographing Friday's races when the crash occurred. He said the P-51 Mustang was racing six other planes,...
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission.
10 Απρ 2012 · The pilot of the P-51 Mustang that crashed at the Reno Air Races last September experienced overwhelming g-forces at the outset of the incident, and likely was incapacitated almost...
The accident airplane was in third place during the third lap of the six-lap race and was traveling about 445 knots when it experienced a left roll upset and high-G pitch up. Subsequently, the airplane entered a right-rolling climb maneuver.
Two Mustangs, North American P-51D-25-NA N651D (ex-44-73857), piloted by John Boulton, and P-51D-30-NA CF-USA (ex-44-74850), piloted by Don Plumb, crashed during a thunderstorm in Big Spring, Texas, resulting in three fatalities, including Boulton and Plumb.
18 Σεπ 2011 · A P-51 Mustang airplane is shown right before crashing at the Reno Air show on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 in Reno Nevada. The plane plunged into the stands at the event in what an official...
