On Monday, June 25, 2001, Lefty Gardner's Lockheed P-38 White Lightnin' had a serious in-flight engine fire while being piloted by Lefty's son, Ladd Gardner. Though Ladd escaped uninjured, Lefty's famous P-38 sustained serious but repairable damage.
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