Warbird Information Exchange

62-2837 Miss Hap is the 4th production model B-25 to roll off the assembly line at Inglewood. She had 8 sister ships until the wing was modified and some other stuff and the B-25A was born, there are others that know more about that than I remember, but I seem to recall that point.
With regard to the aircraft in Bouganville, It is a G and why this bird hasn't been recovered is beyond me.

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I'd actually really like to see the B model done up in Doolittle's markings since it is so close his aircraft's serial number. Maybe get some small part of the original Doolittle aircraft which has had some parts recovered and incorporate it into the restoration. It would be sort of at least in spirit like getting Doolittle's aircraft or at least a small part of it back in the air again.

I'd either do it up as:

First choice - Doolittle's plane
Second choice - Ski York's plane
Third choice - William Farrow's plane.

In fact, I really think I'd do most of the paint in a good finish, and the detail markings (serial, and any unique markings) in temporary paint. One year I'd fly it in one set of markings, the next I would fly it in the next on my list, etc... And I'd have the airshow crew tell the story of that crew in particular, and the rest of the Raiders in general. Also, the whole crew would be in WW2 uniform whenever on the ground at a show.

Ryan

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The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

Back to Gary's question: yes, I have some pics from the period with Burchinal
Coert

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Not the best photo (it was blown up from a small portion of a slide) but here it is (minus engines?) at Hughes Aircraft in January 1965 along with HH's BT-13 and A-20:

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Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Exactly what parts of 402344 are out there, when and where are they from, and can they been seen today? Photos?

I'm pretty sure San Marcos has some pieces.

Ryan

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The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

If Eric Presten is going there maybe he can get some pictures of the Doolittle (pieces). I know they have the seat armor, don't know what else.

The Cannon nose mitchell out in the Pacific is a H and it's 43-4513. She's on Talasea airstrip, on the island of West New Britain.

There's been pictures of it kicking around for years, including a neat one showing the cannon still in place. The last I heard was a bunch of scrap merchants set to trying to cut her up, and managed to sever one of the outer wings before being stopped by the locals.

Their tourist website has a couple of pictures of her. I took these from their website, there is a photographer's name on one, but I can't make it out due to the resize of the picture.





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Ric

Interesting thread. What is the difference between a G and an H? If an H with the gun nose could be had could it stand in for a G?

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G vs. H - I think of the G as the end of the early series, like a C/D model with a cannon nose. The G only had 2 fixed .50s in the nose shell. On the other hand, I think of the H as the beginning of the rest of the B-25 series, as it has most of the common features seen on the well-known J-model: forward top turret, late side gun packs, square waist windows, late tail gunner position. It had an improved model of 75mm cannon and the cockpit was set up for single-pilot ops. If you ~only~ look at the nose clamshell, they look like the same airplane, except for the number of .50s (2 vs 4), but beyond the nose, they are quite different birds.

Ken

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