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1:144 P-51D "Barbara Jean"
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In 2007 "Barbara Jean" had just been repaired after a serious accident and appeared with temporary and minimal decoration at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends in Columbus, Ohio.
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1:144 "Saturday Night Special" P-51D
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In the late 1990s N1451D flew as "Saturday Night Special" with a highly polished finish. Previously "Unruly Julie" and later becoming "Checkertail Clan", this P-51D was destroyed in a fatal accident in 2014.
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1:72 P-51D "Barbara Jean"
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In 2007 "Barbara Jean" had just been repaired after a serious accident and appeared with temporary and minimal decoration at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends in Columbus, Ohio.
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1:72 "Saturday Night Special" P-51D
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In the late 1990s N1451D flew as "Saturday Night Special" with a highly polished finish. Previously "Unruly Julie" and later becoming "Checkertail Clan", this P-51D was destroyed in a fatal accident in 2014.
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1:144 “Psychedelic Monster” B-25J N65780
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The B-25J dubbed "Psychedelic Monster" operated as the camera ship for the Battle of Britain" film in the late 1960s in this garish "hi-viz" scheme.
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1:144 "Bardahl Special" P-51D
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23-year old Chuck Lyford flew this all-white P-51D-25 in the 1964 Harold’s Club Transcontinental Trophy Dash from St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida to Reno Nevada. After leading the entire race, a serious of events at the end of the race conspired to have Chuck finish 2nd out of the eight P-51s that started the race. The "Bardahl Special" was unique in this race as Chuck used 150 gallon Skyraider drop tanks to extend his range. Chuck's "Bardahl Special" also pylon raced at Reno, of course without the drop tanks used in the transcon race..
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1:144 "Bardahl Special" P-51D
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After competing in the 1964 Harold’s Club Transcontinental Trophy Dash
and at the Reno Air Races, Chuck Lyford continued to race his all-white
P-51D-25 at Reno placing second in the Gold Race in 1965 and dropping
out of the Gold Race in 1966. This version of the "Bardahl Special" was
the second version used with the black and orange reversed for better
visibility.
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1:144 "Maytag" P-51 Mustang Racer
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Owned by David Maytag, this stock in appearance wet-winged Mustang raced at Reno and Las Vegas in 1965, then at Los Angeles in 1966.
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1:144 "Merlin's Magic" P-51D
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Owned by the Eberhardt family, this stock appearing Mustang has been racing at Reno since 1986, suffering a major incident at Reno in 2006 and has been slowly working it way back to the Gold Race ever since.
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1:144 Bob Hoover "Rockwell" P-51D
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R.A. "Bob" Hoover, the Pilot's Pilot, and arguably one of the best stick and rudder aviators in history, flew this stock appearing Mustang at air shows and air races for North American Aviation, later known as Rockwell International.
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