Mike Mangold

Mike Mangold
Mangold receiving World Championship in Perth, 2007
Born(1955-10-10)October 10, 1955
DiedDecember 6, 2015(2015-12-06) (aged 60)
Nationality United States
Alma materUnited States Air Force Academy, B.S. 1978
SpouseJulie Mangold

Michael Eugene Mangold (October 10, 1955 – December 6, 2015) was an American aviator whose career spanned the United States Air Force, commercial airlines, and aerobatics. Mangold competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Series from 2004 through 2009, where he repeatedly placed first and won the World Championship in the 2005 World Series, as well as the 2007 World Series. His nickname and call sign in the military was "Mongo".