The BD birds I believe were stationed at Vance AFB. The others at Amarillo Texas
Bland but beautiful. Postwar B-25s
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Dan Johnson
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Bland but beautiful. Postwar B-25s
I keep my eye out for photos of postwar 25s just for fun. I figure they might be of interest even if they aren't combat birds and lack any fancy paint. Workhorses at this point I guess
The BD birds I believe were stationed at Vance AFB. The others at Amarillo Texas
The BD birds I believe were stationed at Vance AFB. The others at Amarillo Texas
Re: Bland but beautiful. Postwar B-25s
OK, what's up with the second photo? Why is the nose wheel off the ground???
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Chris Brame
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Re: Bland but beautiful. Postwar B-25s
According to fuselagecodes.com, the planes with the "number/U" would have been wartime trainers based at Pampa, Texas:
http://www.fuselagecodes.com/id66.html
No info on the "OK" code, however.
http://www.fuselagecodes.com/id66.html
No info on the "OK" code, however.
Re: Bland but beautiful. Postwar B-25s
BD is the standard post war Buzz Letters for the B-25
OK might be the abbreviation for Oklahoma Air National Guard
OK might be the abbreviation for Oklahoma Air National Guard
Re: Bland but beautiful. Postwar B-25s
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
Gary
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