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Precious Metal II (background) colliding with Stang on July 27, 2007. Precious Metal II is a replica of a P-51A that was constructed by Gerald S. Beck in 2001. The aircraft first used the name Precious Metal II for the movie Thunder Over Reno in 2006. In 2007 it was revealed that Beck had gathered parts and planned to build more P-51 replicas. [9]
Precious Metal, the aircraft involved in the 24 January 1990 accident, pictured in 1977. 24 January 1990 North American P-51D-25-NA "Precious Metal" ("Race 9"), N5483V (ex-44-73518), ditched in the sea near Galveston, Texas, due to fuel starvation and bad weather, resulting in one severe injury. The aircraft was later salvaged and as of 2018 is ...
Designation of the custom-built Reno Air Racer "Precious Metal", which was newly built using parts from various P-51s. Powered by an estimated 3,200 horsepower Griffon. The P-51XR designation, created by the race crew, signifies the specially designed contra-rotating 3-Blade propellers. Precious Metal is the only P-51 of
The Whittington brothers also raced aircraft at the Reno Air Races, including the highly modified P-51D "Precious Metal", which set a qualifying record of 438.018 mph (704.922 km/h) in 1976. Between 1976 and 1995, they raced four different P-51 Mustangs (including a rare H model and a Rolls-Royce Griffon powered P-51XR ), an F8F Bearcat and a P ...
Miss Ashley II made its first flight in the spring of 1997. The aircraft made its racing debut at the Reno Air Races later that year, piloted by Gary Levitz.The aircraft carried the race number 38, which was also used by Levitz's original P-51D Miss Ashley and Don Whittington's Griffon-powered P-51XR Mustang, Precious Metal.
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I still dont like the blur/OOF but it is the best image we have of the aircraft --Muhammad (talk) 18:15, 22 October 2014 (UTC) Promoted File:25 P 51XR Mustang N6WJ Precious Metal Reno Air Race 2014 photo Don Ramey Logan.jpg--Armbrust The Homunculus 21:39, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
The Historical P-51 Mustang is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by the Historical Aircraft Corporation of Nucla, Colorado. The aircraft is a 62.5% scale replica of the original North American P-51 Mustang and when it was available was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.