The previous Ole' Yeller was damaged by an explosion when someone put high-pressure oxygen in a low-pressure tank. Bob Hoover never flew it again.
North American
P-51D Mustang
Ole' Yeller
This P-51D-30NA (S/N: 44-74739) is owned by John Bagley of Rexburg, Idaho. Rockwell bought it for Bob Hoover in 1972 to replace one damaged by an oxygen tank explosion. Hoover flew it from 1972 to 1997. It was damaged by wing fire in 1984, and John Bagley purchased it in 1997.