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The Galloping Ghost was built by North American Aviation as a P-51D-15-NA, Army Air Force serial number 44-15651, [3] at the NAA's Inglewood, California, plant [4] for military use during World War II. Once the aircraft was delivered, it was transferred to Walnut Ridge Army Air Field in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It was later classified as surplus ...
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.
Modified North American P-51D-15-NA "The Galloping Ghost" ("Race 177"), N79111 (ex-44-15651), [8] piloted by James K. "Jimmy" Leeward, crashed into spectators at the Reno Air Races, killing Leeward and six people on the ground, and injuring 73 more (four of which later died in the hospital).
— Sept. 16, 2011 — The pilot of a 70-year-old modified P-51D Mustang called the Galloping Ghost lost control of the aircraft at the National Championship Air Races and Air Show in Reno, Nevada ...
The P-51 excelled at this mission, although losses were much higher on strafing missions than in air-to-air combat, partially because the Mustang's liquid-cooled engine (particularly its liquid coolant system) was vulnerable to small-arms fire, unlike the air-cooled R-2800 radials of its Republic P-47 Thunderbolt stablemates based in England ...
In the 2011 Reno air races, Voodoo and The Galloping Ghost were running in second and third place, respectively, when the latter crashed. In 2013, Voodoo, still owned by Bob Button, was raced at Reno by Steven Hinton, Jr., who won the unlimited gold trophy and the national championship while reaching speeds of over 500 mph (800 km/h). [7]
This is a list of surviving North American P-51 Mustangs, including airworthy planes and planes on display. Lynn Garrison with RCAF 9281 – 44–73973, 403 Squadron, RCAF 1956. Subsequently, flown during 1969 Football War as FAS 407. Returned to America by Jerry Janes and flown as "Cottonmouth". Now owned by Fast Toys
The aircraft appears to be a ' highly race modified' P-51 C with the 'Razor back canopy' of the C being replaced by a modern flip up canopy, rather than the model with Bubble top canopy of the D models. The engine is listed as being a Packard V-1650-7 liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, the US version of the Merlin engine. I guess the air scoop ...