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Florida's Premier Airpark - Leeward Air Ranch | A Sport ...
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From welding to woodworking and fabric to sheet metal and even composites, there is someone here that's a master. In Pilot Journal: The Leeward Air Ranch and On A Heading For Home. For more information,contact: Kent Leeward (352)213-4000 or. 1-800-LIV-2-FLY (1-800-548-2359) (352)245-7007 Office. Contact Us.
Cloud Dancer's New Home - Leeward Air Ranch
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LAR in the News. Leeward Air Ranch’s stock P-51 (N55JL) “Cloud Dancer” was acquired April 29th, 2010 (less its engine) by Phil Petrik, a friend of Jimmy Leeward's, who is a lifelong aviation enthusiast. Phil owns an established aviation operation, Richland Aviation in Sidney, Montana where his family for the past 40 years has operated an ...
Galloping Ghost - Cleveland - Leeward Air Ranch
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The Galloping Ghost---The Cleveland Year. By A. Kevin Grantham. The North American Aviation (NAA) P-51D Mustang known as The Galloping Ghost is a true racing thoroughbred. It’s racing career spans more than sixty years and along the way the Ghost has captured checkered flags at the post-war Cleveland National Air Races (1946 - 1949) and the more contemporary Reno …
The Leeward Air Ranch - Plane & Pilot Magazine
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The Leeward Air Ranch. Four generations of a flying family keep the tradition going. By Scott Perdue, Photography by James Lawrence Updated February 6, ... In 1986, Jimmy’s Cloud Dance, a stock P-51 Mustang, won the unlimited silver race at the Reno Air Races. He also flew the first jet races there in a MiG-17. Jimmy and his two sons, Chad ...
Recent Community News - Leeward Air Ranch
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Florida's Premier Airpark - Leeward Air Ranch Call us at 1-800-548-2359 or (352)245-7007. Primary links. Airport. Airport Information; Rules and Regulations; Traffic Pattern; Airport News; FAQ; Gas Prices; ... "Galloping Ghost" returns to Reno Air Races after more than 20 years. Web Article; Air Racing;
The P-51 Mustang: Leeward -MustangsMustangs
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Shortly before the air races in 2009 Leeward and crew trucked all parts and pieces to Minden Nv for final assembly and test flights. Leeward wanted to be fast and decided that a boil-off system for engine and oil cooling was the way to go. This is an in depth modification as the P-51 scoop is removed (thus cutting drag) and a completely new ...
2011 Reno Air Races crash - Wikipedia
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On September 16, 2011, The Galloping Ghost, a highly modified North American P-51D Mustang racing aircraft, crashed into spectators while competing at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, killing the pilot, James K. "Jimmy" Leeward, and ten people on the ground.Sixty-nine more people on the ground were injured. It was the third-deadliest airshow disaster in U.S. history, following …
Jimmy Leeward | Military Wiki | Fandom
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James Kent "Jimmy" Leeward (October 21, 1936 – September 16, 2011) was an American air racer, owner of the Leeward Air Ranch in Ocala, Florida, and the pilot of the heavily modified North American P-51 Mustang racing aircraft, The Galloping Ghost. He died at the 2011 Reno Air Races in a crash that killed him and 10 others; an investigation by the National …
Memory Cards Found at Scene of Deadly Reno Air Crash …
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Friends say the owner of the Leeward Air Ranch Racing Team was in excellent health. His website says he has flown more than 120 races and served as a stunt pilot for numerous movies, including ...
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