Aircraft Photo of NX25Y | Lockheed P-38L Lightning | J.D. Reed Company

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NX25Y
Aircraft Original Type:	Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Aircraft Generic Type:	Lockheed P-38/F-5 Lightning
Aircraft Version:	Lockheed P-38L Lightning
C/n (msn):	422-8509
Operator Titles:	J.D. Reed Company
Promotional Titles:	Mobilgas / Beechcraft

Location
City / Airport:	Cleveland - Hopkins InternationalMap
Region / Country:	Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KCLE IATA: CLE Local: CLE Other: -
Event:	National Air Races 1947

Photo Date:	30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	575763

Photo Comment
J.D. Reed Co of Houston was the owner of this air racing P-38L. The Pegasus that features in the markings is the logo of sponsor Mobil Oil. Reed sold the aircraft in 1953 and was later with the then Confederate Air Force and also raced as White Lightning. Crash-landed in 2001 and ended up with Red Bull. Now fully restored and based in Europe as N25Y. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 3 June 2023, and has since been viewed 836 times.

Photo Comment

J.D. Reed Co of Houston was the owner of this air racing P-38L. The Pegasus that features in the markings is the logo of sponsor Mobil Oil. Reed sold the aircraft in 1953 and was later with the then Confederate Air Force and also raced as White Lightning. Crash-landed in 2001 and ended up with Red Bull. Now fully restored and based in Europe as N25Y. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 3 June 2023, and has since been viewed 836 times.

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