| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N57LR |
| Alternate Registration: | NX57LR |
| Other Marks: | 38 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American P-51 Mustang |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American P-51 Mustang |
| Aircraft Version: | North American P-51R Mustang |
| C/n (msn): | 87-1002 |
| Promotional Titles: | Desothane HS Topcoat System |
| Aircraft Name: | Miss Ashley II |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Event: | EAA Airventure Oshkosh 1999 |
| Photo Date: | July 1999 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 461039 |
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Built by Mr. B. Rogers in 1996. The fuselage was from a P-51D with a P-51H vertical fin installed. The wings and horizontal stabilizers were from a Learjet Model 23. The engine was a Griffith with contra rotating props. On 18 September 1999 at the Reno National Air Races during the first lap of the Unlimited Class final race it crashed, fatally injuring the pilot. The crash appeared to have been caused by flutter which caused separation of the empennage from the fuselage. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 May 2022, and has since been viewed 230 times. |