Warbird Heritage Foundation – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Warbird Heritage Foundation – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 P-51 “Moonbeam McSwine” has returned to the US https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2018/04/27/p-51-moonbeam-mcswine-has-returned-to-the-us/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2018/04/27/p-51-moonbeam-mcswine-has-returned-to-the-us/#respond Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:00:53 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3499

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The P-51D Mustang “Moonbeam McSwine” (previously F-AZXS) has returned to the US. The aircraft was sold to Frenchman Frédéric Akary in 2013 and had become a favourite at airshows in France and Europe thanks to Akary’s superb flight demonstrations.

Before returning to France, “Moonbeam McSwine” belonged for several years to Vlado Lenoch, who was killed in July 2017 along with his passenger in the crash of the P-51 “Baby Duck”. The Warbird Heritage Foundation announced earlier this year that it had acquired “Moonbeam McSwine” and plans to fly it in memory of Lenoch under the new registration N51VL.

Source: Aerodynamic Media

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The P-51 Mustang “Baby Duck” in 2016. (Photo JanetanPhil (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))

Vlado Lenoch and his passenger Bethany Root were killed in the crash of the P-51 Mustang “Baby Duck” on Sunday, July 16 in Atchison county, Kansas. Vlado Lenoch was a respected member of the warbird community and a member of the Air Force Heritage Flight since its creation in 1997. Bethany Root was general manager at the Amelia Earhart airport in Atchison.

Our thoughts and prayers go to the family and relatives of Vlado Lenoch and Bethany Root.

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]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/07/17/usa-two-killed-in-p-51-mustang-crash/feed/ 3 Warbird Heritage Foundation’s P-51 “Baby Duck” flies again https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/09/warbird-heritage-foundations-p-51-baby-duck-flies-again/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/09/warbird-heritage-foundations-p-51-baby-duck-flies-again/#respond Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:10:17 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=297 The Warbird Heritage Foundation’s P-51 Mustang “Baby Duck” took back to the air for the first time since 1996. Pictures are available on the WHF’s Facebook page.

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