During the 2011 Reno Air Races, veteran pilot Jimmy Leeward pushed his heavily modified P-51 Mustang "Galloping Ghost" beyond 500 mph in an attempt to set a new speed record. A catastrophic trim tab ...

Two experienced racing pilots deviated from their expected flight paths and never saw each other before their World War II-era planes collided on the final day of the 2023 National Championship Air ...

Reno Air Racing, described as ‘the world’s fastest motorsport’, is a blistering blend of aviation heritage, extreme engineering and thrilling speed. Held in the Nevada desert, it pits legendary ...

ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The Reno Air Racing Association, producers of the National Championship Air Races, has announced the ...

The Sport Class will not participate in the 2025 National Championship Air Races in Roswell due to logistical challenges, but ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) – Organizers of the Reno National Championship Air Races are pursuing plans to build a permanent memorial for victims of last year’s mass-casualty crash in Nevada. Reno Air Racing ...

RENO, Nev. -- A pilot was killed in a plane crash during the Reno Air Races Sunday, the Reno Air Racing Association said in a tweet. "During the jet gold race on the third lap there was a fatal ...

STEAD, Nev. (AP) – Two-time champion Steve Hinton Jr. thought the National Championship Air Races would never run again. The 24-year-old pilot and son of a former six-time champ of the same name was ...

RENO, Nev., Sept 19 (Reuters) - A 10th person has died from injuries sustained when a World War Two-era fighter crashed nose-down near the grandstands at a Nevada air race last week, a Reno hospital ...

(AP) The annual air race in Nevada’s Valley of Speed has a new name. Fans returning to see vintage World War II fighter planes streak across the sky will sit farther away. And a redesigned course ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Dave Desmon felt the racing fighter plane swoosh past him and slam into his group of friends, killing a husband and wife, cracking open a friend's skull and breaking his girlfriend's ...