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Live video of ramp and runway at the Champaign Aviation Museum

B-25 activity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0iak5KW5Y0

Dave

Very cool. Is that "Show Me" on the ramp? I thought it was flying up with the SoCal Wing's PBJ...

"Miss Mitchell" and "Lady Luck" I believe are heading that way now.

(BTW, for anyone who makes it out to see the B-25's this weekend, if you look at the right side of the noses of both "Miss Mitchell" and "Show Me", you'll see the same name applied by the bombardier position, "Lt. E. T. Noland", on both planes. So, to clarify this - Edward T. Noland was a bombardier on the original "Miss Mitchell" (though he was killed in action during WWII aboard another B-25). A book was published about his service by a family member of Noland's, and containing photos he had taken. One of the photos, having never been published before nor seen by the CAF MN Wing, provides a view of the right-hand side of the nose of the original "Miss Mitchell", with Ed Noland's name by the bombardier's position. This past week (following a previous week of prep work to ensure it was done accurately) the name was applied to the nose of the Minnesota Wing's "Miss Mitchell", just as it appears in the original wartime photo. Another family member of Edward Noland's also happens to be involved with the Missouri Wing's B-25 "Show Me", and so as a tribute to his service and sacrifice, that aircraft has also already had Edward Noland's name applied in much the same location for some time now. Edward Noland is probably the only serviceman to be honored in such a way, by having his name on two B-25's flying today.)

Anyone know what happened to Lady Luck? Every picture of the reunion I've seen did not include her.

From what I have heard- weather around Chicago prevented them from making there in time for the briefing.

Does anyone know if anyone is streaming the events tomorrow, 4-18?

This is not live, I took these this morning. I focused a camera where the bombers switched from the taxiway to the runway. Here are the videos.
They takeoff roughly one every two minutes… So the videos are not action packed. But if you enjoy seeing, and hearing the sound of WWII airplanes, here are the links.

https://youtu.be/A3YNo86NYJQ
https://youtu.be/FVXOPXFqXxU

CHEERS! goaly

John, thanks for that bit!

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Cheers,
Kurt Maurer
League City, Texas

PIC, Ford 6600 pulling Rhino batwing up and down the runway

Thanks for the videos, Goal. Sure makes me wish I was there.

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