P-51 Galveston Gal crashes near Houston

[snydersnapshots]

The Lone Star Flight Museum's P-51, "Galveston Gal" crashed today on a flight from Scholes Field in Galveston, TX. Two bodies have been recovered:

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Historic-fighter-jet-missing-in-Chocolate-Bay--228969091.html?ref=prev

[CO777ER]

Very sad news and RIP to the two on board. I'm sure there will be quite a few heavy hearts at the WOH show this weekend as I would have imagined Galveston Gal would have been a participant.


One of my favorite aviation photos: Galveston Gal leading a Heritage Flight with a F-22, P-47, and F-4 at last years WOH airshow


http://www.netairspace.com/photos/02-036/United_States_Air_Force/Lockheed_Martin_Boeing_F-22A_Raptor/EFD_KEFD_Ellington_Field_JRB/photo_13690/medium.jpg (http://www.netairspace.com/pic/13690/)

http://www.netairspace.com/photos/NL4151D/Private/North_American_TF-51D_Mustang/EFD_KEFD_Ellington_Field_JRB/photo_14353/medium.jpg (http://www.netairspace.com/pic/14353/)

[gonzalu]

Damn that sucks!! RIP to both plane and pax :(