North American P-51D N35FF (ex 44-73693) race #44 "Risky Business" in the pits at the Reno Air Races in Nevada. This former Nicaraguan Air Force aircraft was raced basically stock, without the extreme airframe and engine modifications carried out to many other Mustang pylon racers. Photo: John Chapman

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