| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N777L |
| Other Marks: | 77 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F8F Bearcat (G-58) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F8F Bearcat (G-58) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat |
| C/n (msn): | D.1170 |
| Aircraft Name: | U.S. Thrift 7 1/4% Special |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mojave - Air and Space PortMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMHV IATA: MHV Local: MHV Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1973 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 380099 |
| Photo Comment |
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Race modified F8F-2 USN Bureau Number 122629 owned by Mr. Lyle Shelton in 1973. A few weeks before this slide was taken N777L, with Mr. Shelton flying, won the 1973 Reno Unlimited Class Race with an average speed of 428.16 MPH. On 21 August 1989 Mr. Shelton & N777L set a piston engine speed record of 528.33 MPH (850.26 KM/HR). Now owned by Mr. Rod Lewis of San Antonio, TX. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 August 2021, and has since been viewed 592 times. |