Crash at Reno Air Races

Crash at Reno Air Races
Ward Howes / AP

Takeoff
Pilot Jimmy Leeward taxis his P-51 Mustang for takeoff prior to the ill-fated flight at the Reno, Nev., air show on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.

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