Update 4 - Plane Crashes In Reno, Nevada Air Show, Killing At Least Two : RENO "NEW BNO" At least two people were killed late Friday afternoon when a World War II plane crashed at Reno Air Races in Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada, officials said. At least 47 people were injured. The accident occurred around 16:30 local time, when a P-51D Mustang known as the Galloping Ghost, which are driven by 80-year Jimmy Leeward, crashed into a sofa during the Air Race. "The plane did not ignite, but there was a large field of debris after the crash," said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration "FAA". "Several FAA inspectors were observing Air Race at the time of the accident." Stephanie Kruse, a spokeswoman for the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority “REMSA”, said its ambulances transported a total of 40 people to area hospitals. Several others were transported by ambulances from other agencies. Dan Davis, a spokesman for Renown Regional Medical Center, confirmed the hospital received a total of 24 patients. Two of those injured were pronounced dead at the center, while nine have been critically injured. Eleven people are in a fair condition at Renown. Saint Mary's Hospital received at least 4 critical, 7 serious, and 11 non-serious patients. Northern Nevada Medical Center received at least 2 seriously injured patients and 1 person with non-serious injuries, bringing the total number of people injured to 47. "It's just like a massacre. It's like a bomb went off, "Dr. Gerald Lent, who witnessed the accident, told the Reno Gazette-Journal." There are people lying all over the field. One guy was cut in half. There is blood everywhere. There are arms and legs. "Authorities said that the famous racing driver was killed, but it was not immediately known if the Wind was one of the two confirmed deaths famous, or if a third death. 2011 -National Championship Air Races, which began Wednesday and was scheduled to conclude on Sunday, was canceled immediately after the accident. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval assured Reno Mayor Bob Cashell and local law enforcement that all necessary state resources are at their disposal. "My family and I extend our thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families, and I know every member of the Nevada family is thinking tonight of those we have lost and those we cherish," he said. U.S. Senator Harry Reid from Nevada also said he was 'deeply saddened' upon hearing news about the accident. "My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their lives and with those who were wounded in this horrific tragedy," he said in a statement. "I am so grateful to our first responders for their swift action and will continue to monitor the situation in Reno as it develops." According to the website of the Leeward Air Ranch Racing Team, which is owned by Leeward, The Galloping Ghost was one of 900 P-51-15-NA type Mustangs produced by North American Aviation “NAA” during World War II. It was originally delivered to the Air Force Forces "AAF" in December 1944 and was subsequently assigned to the Third Air Force, before being declared surplus in October 1945 and put into storage in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Bruce Raymond and former owners Steve Bevil acquired aircraft involved in an accident on Friday to $ 3,500 in 1946 with the sole purpose of executing the National Air Races. The plane was using the race number "77" of the National Aeronautics Association and was named the ghost galloping in honor of the University of Illinois and Chicago Bears football star Harold "Red "Grange.Update 4 - Plane Crashes In Reno, Nevada Air Show, Killing At Least Two 
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