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Re: Learstang "Miss Ashley II"/"Vendetta"

Posted by bdk on Fri Feb 27, 2004 02:15:49 PM

In reply top Learstang "Miss Ashley II" posted by Mike Henniger on Fri Feb 27, 2004 01:17:58 PM

As I recall, "Vendetta" used the Lear wing, a P-51 fuselage, and a Merlin engine and was built by John Dilley. After it crashed during a local flight in Fort Wayne, Indiana, it was rebuilt as a stock P-51D. The wing was sold and became the basis for "Miss Ashley II" with a newly built fuselage.

: Sometimes I see this one referenced as a P-51C. The mod w
: ith the Learjet wings consisted of a fuselage from a simil
: ar racer with the Learjet wings and tail plane. Help educ
: ate an ignorant one here, but was as left that would have
: been a Mustang? Was the fuse from the other custom racer
: a modified P-51 fuse?

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