andCoastieJohn wrote:The B-25 bomber to which he refers actually crashed on take-off and the wreckage lay for many years just at the opposite end of the runway from this wreck. If you go to 29°01′36.10″N 118°16′2.98″W and look at the historical imagery for 2005 (the clock icon on the GE viewer top menubar), you can actually see it. However the wreckage was removed between 2005 and 2006, which is why we can't see it in the latest imagery.
Any word on what happened to this plane? It doesn't appear to be connected to the composite restoration done by the Mexican Air Force several years ago.Campo Pista is located at the small airport, near the center of the island (29°01′24.04″N 118°16′21.75″W, elevation:592 m, direction:05/23).[1] Airport Isla Guadalupe (ICAO Code MMGD) has a 1,200-metre-long (3,900 ft) runway. ... A North American B-25J-30/32 Mitchell, BMM-3501 (c/n 44-86712), bomber wrecked on the opposite end of the runway, after suffering serious damage in trying to take-off overloaded (29°01′36.10″N 118°16′2.98″W). This B-25 wreckage was removed from the island in late 2005 or early 2006
Per Baugher, this was one of three the Mexican AF received in 1945:
Over to the experts.Joe Baugher wrote: (44-)86712 to Mexico in 1945 as BMM-3501
(44-)86717 to Mexico in 1945 as BMM-3502
(44-)86718 to Mexico in 1945 as BMM-3503