P-51 Reno Racer Voodoo Premium Collection The Navy asked Douglas to

The Navy asked Douglas to develop a carrier-based night fighter in 1946

was ordered personally by General H

While most carrier-based aircraft of the day had manually folded wings for storage aboard ship

reduced pollution and reduced noise levels

Wingspan 20 1/8 inches

P-51 Reno Racer Voodoo Premium Collection The Navy asked Douglas toP 51 Mustang Voodoo airplane model. Since 1989 this P 51 has been on the ramp at Reno at nearly every air racing event. She first raced as Pegasus by owner pilot Bill Spear until 1994. She was then purchased by Bob Button and "Hurricane" Bob Hannah became the race pilot. The new team first raced at the 1995 Phoenix 500 event and the racer was now purple &amp, white with a new name, Voodoo Chile (taken from the Jimmy Hendrix recording). She qualified