The inverted gull wing design says this is a "Loving's Love". "Loving's Love" was designed and built between 1947 and 1951 as a pylon racer by Neal Loving, a black man. Neal had lost both of his legs in an airplane crash in 1944 but used prostheses. After completing his "Love" in 1951, Neal began racing it in the National Air Races. Neal would later fly the plane from Detroit to Jamaica and back. The plane in the museum is Loving's original. A few other Loving's Loves have been built but only one remains flying today. Thank you Don Odum for this information.
