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There truly is a definite shortage of Post War photos of B-25s as Trainers as they were used for so long after the war

Looking for the AAF serial number of a B-25 that went missing over the Hump on 23 Jan 1943. The airplane was later found at 26 degrees 58 min / 95 degrees 30 min. Need full names and rank of crew. Any help appreciated. TM B-25C # 41-12960 You pick the crew positions. 2Lt. John G. Hirsch, Serial num...

Kinda leaves it wide open don't it

That is an Awesome find

those are great old photos, Sure would love to know the serial on the ship

Before I got disgusted with **pukes** Air **puke** Classics, I believe it was in that **pukes** publication where I read that it was a guy, I want to say Mike Wright that flew her from Lambert and the ship did suffer an engine failure....I don't know about the blown tire.....two coffins, that's a go...

Great Old Picture man , thanks for Sharing this

Didn't the Wright Brothers (Not the Wright Brothers of Aviation History at Kitty Hawk) ferry this ship out of Oswego? I believe I read somewhere that they had an engine failure sometime after takeoff. It's been years so I employ the CRS factor.

pokryshkin wrote: THANK YOU GOD!!!!!,THANK YOU DAN

Lets put the thanks and praise in the correct order I'm just sayin' .... Great yob

Coert Munk wrote:Gary,
Don't you miss 10years? N86427 became civil in July 1959 and flew as such in April 1967 during the 25th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid at Alameda NAS.
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not even I can trust my memory any more...thanks

Dan Johnson wrote:Do the parents of those kids know they were out pretending to be bomber crewmen? Wow! They look really young.

They were.....

Oh how I thank them nearly every day

The Mitchell arrived with others in May 1978 at Luton Airport (UK) after the well known ferry over the Atlantic via the Azores, shown in the documentary "B-25 Mitchells Do Fly IMC". So the pictures are from the mid seventies or earlier. When I recall well, the camouflage scheme dates from the mid s...

Well, "if" she winds up back in the States, I think it would be interesting to repaint it back in the original "Last Operational" paint scheme. Ain't another one like it on the circus....er..uh...Circuit

I for one like that windscreen. What example (besides this one) sported such a windscreen as this is the first one I have ever seen on any airframe in any photo, peace time or combat

Does anyone know anyone down there that can get a look at her and get some good/great photos of her to post here, is it still there?

Coert Munk wrote:Could be 43-4030, Gen Eisenhower's plane, now in the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Rapid City SD

It definitely is