| Aircraft | |
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| 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 |
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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 776 times. |