William Yoak: This aircraft was based in Reno,NV under the ownership of John Wright. Wright ferried it from the Phillipines to Reno in September of 1971. It had been operated by the air force of the Phillipines for several years and was owned by their government until Wright acquired it. He was a 747 Captain for Pan Am and a former U.S Air Force fighter pilot. Sadly, John and his wife--Barbara were killed in this Mustang a week before the Reno Air Races in 1982. They were doing a flyby over a parade in Elko, Nevada when Wright executed a roll at low level and struck a wingtip while inverted.


Mark Howard writes in that this is John Wright's P-51.