PHOTO: Dutch P-51D Mustang PH-JAT "Trusty Rusty" (ex Miss Ashley) flew @ Lelystad…

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By: WJ244 - 18th March 2012 at 20:37

Obviously a huge amount of work and she looks great but it is a shame that many of the highly modified Reno racers seem to be gettiing converted back to stock configuration. I appreciate that from an owners point of view a stock Mustang is far more usable but each reno racer is unique and they are a significant part of the history of the Mustang and of the history of unlimited air racing.
I believe Strega, Voodoo and Dago Red no longer exist in racing form and we tragically lost the latest incarnation of Galloping Ghost, probably the Reno racer with the longest racing history, along with an extraordinary pilot and engineer last year. I know many here believe the butchering of Mustangs to create racers is sacrilege but when most were originally converted to race Mustangs were comparatively easy to come by and the racers are/were all incredible feats of engineering to wring that last bit of speed from the old fighter.

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By: WJ244 - 18th March 2012 at 20:37

Obviously a huge amount of work and she looks great but it is a shame that many of the highly modified Reno racers seem to be gettiing converted back to stock configuration. I appreciate that from an owners point of view a stock Mustang is far more usable but each reno racer is unique and they are a significant part of the history of the Mustang and of the history of unlimited air racing.
I believe Strega, Voodoo and Dago Red no longer exist in racing form and we tragically lost the latest incarnation of Galloping Ghost, probably the Reno racer with the longest racing history, along with an extraordinary pilot and engineer last year. I know many here believe the butchering of Mustangs to create racers is sacrilege but when most were originally converted to race Mustangs were comparatively easy to come by and the racers are/were all incredible feats of engineering to wring that last bit of speed from the old fighter.

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By: aerovet - 18th March 2012 at 11:48

More photos (20th August last year)

PH-JAT by aerovet1954, on Flickr

Flat tyre by aerovet1954, on Flickr

flat tyre 😡

2Mustangs by aerovet1954, on Flickr

Two Mustangs……….

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By: aerovet - 18th March 2012 at 11:48

More photos (20th August last year)

Well done to all those folk involved. I recall seeing this P-51 dismantled and still in it’s red racer colours, at Kissimmee in the US, some years ago – before it was shipped to the Netherlands. The Warbird Registry provides some history plus illustration of its old colours:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4474923.html

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By: Consul - 14th March 2012 at 21:54

Well done to all those folk involved. I recall seeing this P-51 dismantled and still in it’s red racer colours, at Kissimmee in the US, some years ago – before it was shipped to the Netherlands. The Warbird Registry provides some history plus illustration of its old colours:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4474923.html

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By: HuwJHopkins - 14th March 2012 at 20:16

Fantastic news! I was just looking this lunchtime to see if there were any updates on this machine.

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By: HuwJHopkins - 14th March 2012 at 20:16

Fantastic news! I was just looking this lunchtime to see if there were any updates on this machine.