X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:19:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2210584 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:51:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.46; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.137.220]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JLX0007A101MV71@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:50:29 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:50:23 -0700 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: [LML] P-51 collision at Oshkosh X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <000901c7d17a$73172360$650610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C7D13F.C60A5820" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C7D13F.C60A5820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone have a positive ID on the two Mustangs that collided at = Oshkosh? Aero-News has posted the identities of the pilots; Gerard = Beck, who was killed, and Casey Odegaard. From what I could see on the = web I think the lead airplane was a P-51D called "Stang" and the second = plane was a P-51A called "Precious Metal II", but I'm not positive of = that. I believe both of these aircraft were used in the filming of = "Thunder Over Reno". I just read that Jim LeRoy was killed today when he crashed while flying = Bulldog at the Dayton Airshow. This has not been a good weekend for the = airshow community. Let's hope it doesn't get any worse, and say a = prayer for the families of Gerard Beck and Jim LeRoy. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C7D13F.C60A5820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Does anyone have a positive ID on the = two Mustangs=20 that collided at Oshkosh?  Aero-News has posted the identities = of the pilots; Gerard Beck, who was killed, and Casey = Odegaard. =20 From what I could see on the web I think the lead airplane was a = P-51D=20 called "Stang" and the second plane was a P-51A called "Precious Metal = II", but=20 I'm not positive of that.  I believe both of these aircraft were = used in=20 the filming of "Thunder Over Reno".
 
I just read that Jim LeRoy was = killed=20 today when he crashed while flying Bulldog at the = Dayton=20 Airshow.  This has not been a good weekend for the airshow=20 community.  Let's hope it doesn't get any worse, and say a prayer = for the=20 families of Gerard Beck and Jim LeRoy.
 
Tom Gourley
 
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