Highly regarded Chicago-based warbird pilot Vlado Lenoch and passenger Bethany Root died when P-51D Mustang N251PW Baby Duck crashed on 16 July after departing from Amelia Earhart Airport in Atchison County, Kansas. Lenoch, 64, began flying in 1970 when he was 17, and was noted for his P-51 displays. 34-year-old Root was the Amelia Earhart Airport manager.
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