This rare P-51C crashed on 29 May 2004 during the Wings of Freedom Air Show at the Red Wing Regional Airport located between Red Wing, Minnesota and Bay City, Wisconsin. The pilot, Donald Hinz, encountered engine failure and tried to make it back to the runway when his was forced down in a nearby field. He died of his injuries.
North American
P-51C Mustang
This P-51C, named "Tuskegee Airmen" after the
well known
Tuskegee Airmen who flew P-51Cs in WWII, was operated by the Minnesota
Wing of the CAF. The Tuskegee Airmen downed 111 enemy fighters and never
lost an escorted bomber to enemy fighters. With the loss of this aircraft,
there are only four P-51Cs left in the world, with only two flightworthy.