Last moment before P51 crashed at Reno air show

by YankeeJim | September 17, 2011 at 04:38 am
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Sad though amazing last seconds before the crash.

“A vintage World War II fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot plunged into spectators during an air race killing three people and injuring more than 50 spectators.

The P-51 Mustang, flown by 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, spiralled out of control without warning and disintegrated on impact as it nosedived into a VIP area. 

Bloodied bodies were spread near the grandstand as other spectators tended to the victims and ambulances rushed to the scene at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/....html#ixzz1YDIunh5o

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