Reuters: U.S.: World War II P-51 plane owned by museum crashes in Texas, killing two

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World War II P-51 plane owned by museum crashes in Texas, killing two Oct 23rd 2013, 22:33 Share this Email Print Reprints By Andrea Lorenz HOUSTON | Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:33pm EDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - A World War II-era P-51 Mustang plane owned by a Texas museum and once used by the Air Force of El Salvador crashed into Galveston Bay on Wednesday, killing the two people who were on board, the Texas Highway Patrol said. The cause of the accident has not been determined, but the pilot was not in contact with air traffic control just before the crash at about noon local time, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. The names of the two people who died in the crash were not immediately disclosed pending notification of family members, the highway patrol said. The P-51 Mustang was manufactured in 1944, according to FAA records, and owned by the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, a part of the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. According to the museum website, the plane was used by the El Salvadoran Air Force in the 1960s, during which time the one-person plane was modified to allow it to carry two people. It was currently painted with the markings of the Galveston Gal, a tribute to the World War II fighter group of a Galveston native. The museum offered rides in the plane for $1,995 for one passenger, according to its website. Museum officials did not respond to requests for comment. The National Transportation Safety Board will be in charge of the investigation, authorities said. (Reporting By Andrea Lorenz in Houston; Editing by Greg McCune and Ken Wills) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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