Registration / Serial:NX25Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-38/F-5 Lightning
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-38L Lightning
C/n (msn):422-8509
Operator Titles:J.D. Reed Company
Promotional Titles:Mobilgas / Beechcraft
City / Airport:Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Event:National Air Races 1947
Photo Date:30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:575763Submit Correction
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J.D. Reed Co of Houston was the owner of this air racing P-38L. The Pegasus that features in the markings is the logo of sponsor Mobil Oil. Reed sold the aircraft in 1953 and was later with the then Confederate Air Force and also raced as White Lightning. Crash-landed in 2001 and ended up with Red Bull. Now fully restored and based in Europe as N25Y. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NX25Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-38L Lightning
C/n (msn):422-8509
Operator Titles:J.D. Reed Company
City / Airport:Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NX25Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-38/F-5 Lightning
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-38L Lightning
C/n (msn):422-8509
Operator Titles:J.D. Reed Company
Promotional Titles:Mobilgas / Beechcraft
City / Airport:Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Event:National Air Races 1947
Photo Date:30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:575763Submit Correction
View count: 515
J.D. Reed Co of Houston was the owner of this air racing P-38L. The Pegasus that features in the markings is the logo of sponsor Mobil Oil. Reed sold the aircraft in 1953 and was later with the then Confederate Air Force and also raced as White Lightning. Crash-landed in 2001 and ended up with Red Bull. Now fully restored and based in Europe as N25Y. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NX25Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-38L Lightning
C/n (msn):422-8509
Operator Titles:J.D. Reed Company
City / Airport:Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive