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Offline Guppy35

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P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« on: September 16, 2011, 06:50:19 PM »
Apparently Jimmy Leeward and his 51 Galloping Ghost.  Not good :(
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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2011, 06:51:03 PM »
What?  Nooo   :cry ... links?
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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2011, 06:56:04 PM »
Dam!  Anywhere to get additional info?
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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011, 07:11:23 PM »
 :cry Man what is with this year and classic warbird crashes!?!?!? Sad to see history go down in flames like that, and I sure hope everyone is alright. :pray
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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2011, 08:00:21 PM »
another piece of unreplaceable history lost.  :mad:

ive heard hundreds were injured aswell, this isnt looking good. not one bit.

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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2011, 08:00:49 PM »
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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2011, 08:02:16 PM »
:cry Man what is with this year and classic warbird crashes!?!?!? Sad to see history go down in flames like that, and I sure hope everyone is alright. :pray

Shut up.  It's a hunk of metal, that's all.  This isn't a good one, though after being sent a video it isn't nearly what I thought when I first was told what had happened by those who are there.

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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2011, 08:14:18 PM »
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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2011, 08:16:01 PM »
Several dead, It landed in the box center of the stands.

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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2011, 08:50:24 PM »
another piece of unreplaceable history lost.  :mad:

ive heard hundreds were injured aswell, this isnt looking good. not one bit.

:salute

It's an airplane.  The history is with the man.  If you are talking about Jimmy Leeward and those who lost their lives then I agree.  if you are talking about the airplane, you miss the point.
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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2011, 08:52:48 PM »
Wished I hadn't seen that carnage.
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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2011, 08:59:07 PM »
It's an airplane.  The history is with the man.  If you are talking about Jimmy Leeward and those who lost their lives then I agree.  if you are talking about the airplane, you miss the point.
i wasnt talking about the airplane, the men who flew them are what really made history. but the plane is a good chunk of history that went down with him sadly.

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Re: P51 Mustang into the crowd at the Reno Races just now
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2011, 10:03:08 PM »
another piece of unreplaceable history lost.  :mad:



BS statement.  It's a highly modified race plane....nothing to do with history.

What is tragic is the loss of life.
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