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Tom Richard in the highly modified Griffon engine Unlimited Air Racer P-51XR; N6WJ, Race #38 "Precious Metal" taxis out for the start of Unlimited Gold Heat 2A on 15 September 2012. Richard's finished in 4th place at 425.216 mph.
Note: On Sept 8, 2015, after a fuel stop at Marianna Municipal Airport in Jackson County, Florida while in route to the 2015 Reno Air Races Precious Metal caught fire on the ground in the engine area and suffered moderate-major fire damage which will put it out of racing for the 2015 Reno Air Races. Pilot Thom Richards was uninjured in the incident.
This is from my latest shoot with Danielle. I'm really happy with how these photos turned out because I did all the hair and makeup myself :) I am up-ing my game a bit.
North American P-51D "Mustang" - "Precious Metal"
History
1944: Constructed as a P-51D.
Survived as a derelict center section that was an ex-MGM cockpit movie prop that had been obtained from the Tallmantz collection.
1988: Converted to a P-51XR by Whittington.
New construction number, 44-88, assigned to the airframe.
The ex-MGM center section was mated to a rebuilt wing of unknown provenance from Teeters. Also fitted with a Rolls Royce Griffon from the Miss Budweiser unlimited hydroplane.
1988: Assigned civil registration: N5483V
A P-51H tail borrowed from P-51D s/n 44-73518 c/r N5483V. It was flown with this registration, temporarily adopting the ID of this aircraft.
1988: First flight. Flown with the standard P-51H tail.
1988: Raced as #09, named Precious Metal.
1988: Crashed. Crash landing and badly damaged at Reno, NV.
1988: The P-51H tail was returned to USAAF s/n 44-73518.
1990: To World Jet Inc/Don Whittington, Fort Lauderdale, FL with new c/r N6WJ.
1990: Fitted with it is own P-51D low tail.
1995: Raced as #38. Raced at Phoenix.
1995: Raced as #38.
2000: To Lake Air Inc/Ron Buccarelli, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N6WJ.
2002: Raced as #38, named Precious Metal.
2003: Raced as #38, named Precious Metal.
2004: Raced as #38, named Precious Metal.
2006: Raced as #38, named Precious Metal.
2007: Raced as #38, named Precious Metal.
2011: To Mustang51 Llc, Kissimmee, FL keeping c/r N6WJ. Abandoned.
2012: Raced as #38, named Precious Metal.
2013: Raced as #38, named Precious Metal.
2014: Raced as #38, named Precious Metal.
2015: Damaged. Caught fire at a fuel stop at Marianna Municipal Airport at Jackson County, FL, while on the way to Stead, NV, for the air races. The airframe was severely damaged but repairable.
2020: To Mustang51 Llc, Kissimmee, FL keeping c/r N6WJ.
I wanted this for an upcoming blog entry. I made the "investment" years ago when I thought I'd "diversify" our investments. The result was one ounce. Woo hoo! And yes, I've put it back in the safe deposit box.
Frazier Studio
Batavia, Illinois
December 2009
Lighting: SB600 camera right triggered by CLS at 1/8 power set low to rake light across surface; with a reflector camera left.
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Gold. Inca de Oro Mie. Atacama Region. Copiapó Province, Chile. (Collection of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Golden, Colo.)
Native Platinum. Goodnews Bay. Bethel Borough, Alaska. (Collection of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Golden, Colo.)
Gold, Chalcopyrite and Pyrite in Quartz. Gunnell Mine. Central City Mining District. Gilpin Co., Colo. (Collection of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Golden, Colo.)
Gold. Lazars Mine. Bald Mountain. Near Sonora, Tuolumne Co., Calif. (Collection of the California State Mining and Mineral Museum.)
Calaverite, Gold, Coloradoite and Magnetite in Quartz. Calaverite is gold telluride. Coloradoite is mercury tellurite. Magnetite is an iron oxide. Kalgoorie District. Western Australia, Australia. (Collection of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Golden, Colo.)
Republic National Bank of New York was founded by Edmond Safra in 1966. Mr. Safra was a Lebanese-Brazilian Jewish banker. His holding company Republic New York Corp. also controlled Safra National Bank.
Edmond Safra tragically died in a fire in his own home in Monaco in 1999. Soon after his death, the parties who inherited Republic National Bank sold it to HSBC Bank USA for USD $9.8-billion. At the time, Republic National had over 80 branches in the New York City area, the third largest branch network in the metropolis.
Gold. Compact mass of gold wires showing impression of vein wall. Farncomb Hill. Breckenridge Mining District. Summit Co., Colo. (Collection of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Golden, Colo.)
Calaverite. The mineral is gold telluride. Cripple Creek District. Teller Co., Colo. (Collection of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Golden, Colo.)
Parked.
Note contra-rotating props. Also, the bucket placed under the plane to catch oil dripping from the engine.
Silver, designed ca. 1925
Jean Emile Puiforcat, designer
Emile Puiforcat Silversmiths, Paris
Silver and Rosewood
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, Texas
Silver. Keweenaw Peninsula. Houghton, Houghton Co., Michigan. (Collection of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, Golden, Colo.).
Gold Veins in Quartz, exposed here in a bore hole. Original 16-to-1 Mine. Alleghany Mining District. Alleghany, Sierra Co., Calif.
Highly modified Griffon engine Unlimited Air Racer P-51XR Mustang Race #38 "Precious Metal"; N6WJ
Note:On Sept 8, 2015, after a fuel stop at Marianna Municipal Airport in Jackson County, Florida while in route to the 2015 Reno Air Races Precious Metal caught fire on the ground in the engine area and suffered moderate-major fire damage which will put it out of racing for the 2015 Reno Air Races. Pilot Thom Richards was uninjured in the incident.
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Gold. Intergrown leaves. Dixie Mine. Chicago Creek Mining District. Near Idaho Springs, Clear Creek Co., Colo. (Collection of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Golden, Colo.)
Gold in Quartz. Gregory Hill. Central City District. Gilpin Co., Colo. (Collection of the Mines Museum of Earth Science. Golden, Colo.)
Gold in Quartz. Specimen from 16 to 1 Mine. Allegheny Mining District. Sierra Co., Calif. (Collection of the Mines Museum of Earth Science. Golden, Colo.)
Gold Crystal. Dry Gulch Mine. El Dorado Co., Calif. (Collection of the California State Mining and Mineral Museum.)
Native Silver. Norske Løve Mine, the largest mine in the Vinoren Silver Mine Field. Kongsberg District. Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway.
On May 26 I posted a photo of a gold mine in Mahdia, Guyana: now here's some of the stuff that came out of it, mixed with some chemical that causes it to cake and allows it to be formed into this little medallion.
A heavy little sucker--I'm bad at estimating weight, but I'd say at least 12 ounces, maybe more--but unfortunately not so small I could've slipped it into my pocket without being caught by a mine operative.
From the Caribbean Free Radio photoblog
Native Silver. Mollie Gibson Mine. Smuggler Mountain. Aspen District. Pitkin Co., Colo. (Collection of the Mines Museum of Earth Science. Golden, Colo.)
Laminated 950-silver ingot (85 grams) with its surface darkened by chemical reactions that occurred during melting and annealing. The most important substances formed are: copper sulfide (Cu2S) a dark compound; cuprous oxide (Cu2O), a red compound; cupric oxide (CuO), a black compound; silver sulfide (Ag2S), also a black compound.