Las Vegas Sun

April 19, 2024

This Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, photo, shows long time Reno Air Race pilot Jimmy Leeward with his P51 Mustang.  A spokesman for Reno's National Championship Air Races says the P-51 Mustang that crashed into a box seat area at the front of the grandstand Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at the air race was piloted by Leeward.

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This Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, photo, shows long time Reno Air Race pilot Jimmy Leeward with his P51 Mustang. A spokesman for Reno's National Championship Air Races says the P-51 Mustang that crashed into a box seat area at the front of the grandstand Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at the air race was piloted by Leeward.