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44-74536 N991R "Miss America"
Brent Hisey, Bethany OK
P-51 Survivor 44-74536 N991R
Status: Flying
NAA Type: P-51D-30NA
Serial #: 44-74536
Registry: N991R
.. past:   N5452V (#1)
  N991RC
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History: 44-74536 N991R "Miss America"
1945: June, 372nd FG Esler Field LA
1945: November, 4160th Base Unit Hobbs Field NM
1947: 4171st Base Unit, Kelly Field TX
1947: ANG 128th FW, 169th FS, 133rd FW
1952: 109th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS), Holman Field NM
1953: 18th FIS MN
1954: November, 117th Fighter/Bomber Squadron
1955: 112th FBS Akron OH
195?: WIS NG
1956: Air Material Base Mc Clellan AFB CA
1958: sold surplus for $3,700, M. Parker, Texas
1963: N5452V, Don Singleton, Van Nuys CA, racer #19
1965: N5452V, David Allender Jr, San Aario CA, "Allender Mustang" #19 and "Wayfarer's Club Lady"
1967: N991RC, Robert Cleaves, red/white/blue paint, not named "Miss America"
from Brad Haskin: "Robert Cleaves purchased the aircraft from Dave Allender in 1967. Cleaves was friends with Gene Roddenberry, the producer of the TV series Star Trek. Cleaves asked Roddenberry to come up with a patriotic design for his new toy (it wasn't called Miss America until after Howie Keefe bought it in 1969 and named it that)." There's a photo added that shows the paint scheme with N991RC.
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1969: N991R, Howie Keefe, Pacific Palisades, Van Nuys CA, #11 "Miss America"
1969: Sep 14, N991R, Harold's Club Transcontinental Race - Milwaukee to Reno - 6th - 6:03 @ 275
1969: Sep 21, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 9th @ 340 - Finished Medallion 4th @ 315
1970: Sep 13, N991R, Harold's Club Transcontinental Race - Milwaukee to Reno - 4th - 6:32 @ 254
1970: Sep 20, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 3rd @ 377 - Finished Gold 4th @ 371
1971: Sep 26, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 3rd @ 412 - Finished Gold 6th DNF
1972: Sep 17, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 5th @ 386 - Finished Gold 34d @ 398
1973: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 8th @ 382 - Finished Gold 5th @ 359
1974: Sep 15, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 4th @ 407 - Finished Consolation 1st @ 384
1975: Sep 14, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 12th @ 370 - Finished Consolation 6th @ 342
1976: Sep 12, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 7th @ 352- Finished Gold 3rd @ 316
1977: Sep 18, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 8th @ 371- DNF
1978: Sep 17, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 7th @ 383- Finished Gold 4th @ 374
1979: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 8th @ 387- Finished Silver 2nd @ 367
1980: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 14th @ 353 - Finished Silver 6th @ 325
1981: N991R, Ron & Janette Smythe, Everett WA, #11 "Miss America"
1981: Sep 20, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 10th @ 370 - Finished Silver 3rd @ 350 - Charlie Beck
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1983: Sep 18, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 16th @ 369 - Finished Silver 5th @ 375 - Bud Granley
1984: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 11th @ 406 - Finished Gold 6th @ 384- Bud Granley
1985: N991R, RGS Inc, Edmonds WA
1985: Sep 15, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 9th @ 422- DNF Gold - Bud Granley
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1988: Sep 14, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 13th @ 403 - DNF Silver - Chuck Hall
1989: Sep 20, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 23rd @ 362 - Finished Silver 3rd @ 370 - Ralph Twombly
1989: N991R, Hanover Aero Inc, Nashue NH
1990: Sep 19, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 11th @ 398 - Finished Gold 6th @ 399 - Ralph Twombly
1992: Sep 17, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 17th @ 374 - Silver DNF - Alan Preston
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1993: N991R, Museum of Flying, Santa Monica CA
1993: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 20th @ 337 - Finished Silver 1st @ 425 - David Price
1993: N991R, Brent Hisey, Oklahoma City OK, #11 "Miss America"
1994: Sep 15, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 18th @ 315 - GOLD 1st @ 413 - Alan Preston
1995: Sep 14, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 17th @ 346 - Bronze 2nd @ 349 - Brent Hisey
1996: Sep 19, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 11th @ 370 - Bronze 1st @ 375 - Brent Hisey
1997: Sep 18, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 9th @ 397 - Silver 3rd @ 382 - Brent Hisey
1998: Sep 17, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 11th @ 393 - Silver 1st @ 414 - Brent Hisey
1999: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 9th @ 412 - Silver 2nd @ 420 - Brent Hisey
2000: Sep 15, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 8th @ 417 - Silver 2nd @ 427 - Brent Hisey
2001: Sep 15, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Races Cancelled for 9/11/2001
2002: Sep 14, N991R, Reno Air Races - suffered major damage during an emergency landing after a mayday on a qualification lap.
2003: Sep 20, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 16th @ 381 - Silver 2nd @ 428 - Brent Hisey
2004: Sep 19, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 6th @ 436 - Gold 7th @ 378 - Brent Hisey
2005: Sep 18, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - DNQ - Brent Hisey
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2007: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 22nd @ 359 - Bronze 1st @ 359 - Brent Hisey
2008: Sep 15, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 13th @ 377 - Silver 2nd @ 406 - Brent Hisey
2009: Sep 14, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 13th @ 384 - Silver 1st @ 425 - Brent Hisey
2010: Sep 19, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 5th @ 413 - Gold 3rd @ 380 - Brent Hisey
2011: Sep 18, N991R, Reno Air Races - cancelled after Leeward crash
2012: Sep 17, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 7th @ 414 - Gold 5th @ 390 - Brent Hisey
2013: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 8th @ 389 - Gold 9th @ 372 - Brent Hisey
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2018: Sep 16, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 3rd @ 405 - Gold 2nd @ 410 - Brent Hisey
2019: Sep 15, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - Qualified 2nd @ 414 - Gold DNF - Brent Hisey
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2021: Sep 19, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - DNQ - GOLD DQ - Brent Hisey
2023: Sep 17, N991R, Reno Air Races #11 - DNQ - DQ - Brent Hisey

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