Two killed in P-51 Mustang “Galveston Gal” crash

Photo Arturo Yee (CC BY 2.0)

Photo Arturo Yee (CC BY 2.0)

The P-51D Mustang “Galveston Gal”, owned and operated for recreational flights by the Lone Star Flight Museum, crashed today in the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot and his passenger were killed in the accident. Fishermen alerted the US Coast Gaurd after witnessing the aircraft plunging in the water. Search and rescue team later found the aircraft and its occupants lying under a few feet of water.

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