Checkered Flag - Cowden Ward and P51 Pecos Bill

[Rickmustang]

Cowden was a friend to veterans and SAAC members with his P51 Mustang. He "lent" me his plane for 2 hours to photograph it with our cars. God speed, Cowden

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/wwii-pilot-killed-in-texas-p-51d-mustang-crash-identified-1.557251

[BGlover67]

So sorry to hear this (I didn't know the man), but at least you can say he went out doing what he obviously loved.  Has anyone ever thought that dying during a drive in your classic Shelby would sure beat the alternative like how Elvis cashed out?

[KR500]

Cowden was a friend to veterans and SAAC members with his P51 Mustang. He "lent" me his plane for 2 hours to photograph it with our cars. God speed, Cowden

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/wwii-pilot-killed-in-texas-p-51d-mustang-crash-identified-1.557251

Sorry to here this. My wife and I were in Fredricksburg TX. that very day. We didn't know anything about a plane crash though. We left town about 25 min. after the time of the crash.
Rodney

[Shelby_r_b]

Geez. Fredericksburg is about an hour north of where I live. I've been there many times. There's a pretty good sized car show there each summer that draws a lot of early Shelbys.

God's speed indeed.