Bob Bleeg's P-51D Mustang N512ED, the only one of four Mustangs to sell at the auction, went to Bob Pond for less than its reserve of $500,000.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-51D Mustang - СШАUSA - 1944

Dick Durand, the owner for nearly three decades of ultra-rare Curtiss Falcon N500G, was visibly shaken when the aircraft sold.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss-Wright CW-22 Falcon II - СШАUSA - 1940

Beautifully turned out in World War Two instrument trainer markings, Howard NH-1 N5553N attracted a lot of interest.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Howard DGA-15 - СШАUSA - 1939

Bushmaster Tri-Motor N750RW, a modernised version of the Ford original, was donated to the Museum of Flying and readily sold for $250,000 to a San Diego outfit who plan to use it for a pleasure-flights.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stout Bushmaster 2000 - СШАUSA - 1964

A star of the auction was Stinson SM-6000-B trimotor N11153 owned by Evergreen Inc of Arizona. American Airlines was interested in acquiring it, but dropped out of the bidding.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stinson SM-6000 / Model U Airliner - СШАUSA - 1930

A loser at the auction: interest in the incomplete prototype Montagne Mach Buster, designed to be the first propeller-driven aircraft to exceed Mach One in level flight, was minimal. Another loser was a nasty-looking film mock-up Spitfire which, although it sold for $8, promptly had its wing run over by a World War Two half-track.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Montagne / Rose Mach Buster - СШАUSA - 1988