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Reno air show crash

A P-51 Mustang airplane crashes into the edge of the grandstands at the Reno National Championship Air Races. The World War II-era fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward plunged Friday into the edge of the grandstands during the popular air race, creating a horrific scene strewn with debris.

A P-51 Mustang airplane crashes into the edge of the grandstands at the Reno National Championship Air Races. The World War II-era fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward plunged Friday into the edge of the grandstands during the popular air race, creating a horrific scene strewn with debris.   (Ward Howes / AP Photo)

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P-51 Mustang

A P-51 Mustang airplane is shown right before crashing at the National Championship Air Races in Reno.  (Ward Howes / AP Photo)

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