"RACIN' GHOST-TO-GHOST!" - NX79111

[BuckyD]

"RACIN' GHOST-TO-GHOST!" - P-51D NX79111

Here's a mini gallery set of profile portraits of this famous historic Mustang air racer (L-R in chronological order) & a great link to learn about its' complete racing history:

http://leewardairranch.com/racing/results

THE GHOST IS BACK!!!

DBD

[SFAforester]

Re: "RACIN' GHOST-TO-GHOST!" - NX79111

Nice pics!

[laminar]

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Wow, thank you for posting.

[jarrodeu]

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Interesting canopy on LARS. So where is it now?

Jarrod

[Hans Oberev]

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The evolution of GG! I think most agree, this latest version is just outstanding as is the name. I need a hat.

[Big_Jim]

Re: "RACIN' GHOST-TO-GHOST!" - NX79111

Interesting canopy on LARS. So where is it now?

Jarrod

I have a picture of the Candace/Jeannie canopy along with the LARS canopy/turtledeck sitting on the shelf in the hangar in Texas back in 2009.

[flyingjibus]

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The L.A.R.S. Canopy has always been the best looking Mustang Canopy in my opinion.

[Victor Archer]

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Specter X !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BuckyD]

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"DUELING W/THE GHOST!".......

RACE: Sat. 8/30/47-Kendall Trophy Race-Cleveland NCAR-

Steve Beville in P-51D #77-"Galloping Ghost" battles it out w/Woody Edmundson's A-36A #15-"City of Lynchburg II" (N4E) & Jack Hardwick's P-51C #34-"Batty Betty" (NX4814N) at the beginning of the 7-Lap Kendall Trophy Race, in this rare vintage photo by the late & great aviation photographer/author/historian- Warren M. Bodie.

Beville & Galloping Ghost handily-won the '47 all-Mustang Kendall Oil Company-sponsored race event @ an average speed of 384.602-mph. Jack Hardwick dropped-out of the Kendall on Lap-3, and then crashed #34 the next day during the first lap of the Thompson Trophy Race,- escaping w/minor injuries. Woody Edmonson & #15 finished the Kendall Trophy in 3rd-place @ 372.392-av/mph, but he also crashed his Mustang in the 9/1/47 Thompson on Lap-11 & survived.

Beville & partner pilot/owner-Bruce Raymond successfully-raced GG at the Cleveland NCAR in all four post-WW2 Thompsons ('46-'49), along w/the '47 Kendall, '48 Tinnerman & Sohio and '49 Sohio Trophy pylon race events - always finishing in 4th-place or better & always against very-stiff competition every turn of the way, during those final glory years of the legendary- Cleveland National Championship Air Races.

DBD

[p51flyby42]

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How about this picture on e-Pay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Orig-Slide-1949-National-Air-Races-P-51D-Mustang-77-/350415600840?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519665bcc8