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Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:13 am

APG85 wrote:What became of the Mantz B-25...?

There were actually several. Two for sure, and I think three, though not all at the same time. I believe at least one and maybe all of them are still around.

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:49 am

5th A.F. Air Apaches 'bat-nosed' schemes. Mean lookin' suckas!

Bill

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:36 am

Mantz had 2 camera planes and as I recall one crashed on a drug run after being sold.

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:05 am

Snake45 wrote:
APG85 wrote:What became of the Mantz B-25...?

There were actually several. Two for sure, and I think three, though not all at the same time. I believe at least one and maybe all of them are still around.

One of them WAS in San Antonio with a John Lister, I believe. Don't know if he still has it.

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:36 am

Here's one of Tallmantz's:

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 34643.html

It was a rare H, too, not the much more common J.

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 1:43 pm

Tons of info on the camera B-25s and everything else related to Paul Mantz and Frank Tallman... Scott Thompson's Tallmantz website

http://www.aerovintage.com/tallmantz.htm

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 3:48 pm

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It's the one you............
1. pick yourself 2. talk the owner into 3. help apply 4. fly around in for 10 years.
just saying................................................

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:24 pm

How about sharing the wartime version Jack?

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:18 pm

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the original D of the 390th BS New Guinea 1944.
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the 2nd Rabbit a J 390th BS PI 1945. Note the 165 gallon dt under the wing.

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Mon Oct 13, 2014 12:59 pm

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Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:32 pm

Any scheme of any B-25 doing this ...

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Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:01 pm

Photo bomb! :shock:

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:21 pm

Jack Cook wrote:Photo bomb! :shock:

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Direct photo bomb of a Japanese ship by a B-25 of the 3rd BG.

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:37 pm

If I gotta pick one? ...

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FHC B-25 (Chris Parmeter photo)

Re: What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:01 am

90th Sq 3rd Attack Group.. The handiwork of "Pappy" Gunn and his sidekick Sgt Evans. Photo's courtesy of the 3rd's family members.

the 90th's fireball: Ed Larner..

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Jock Henebry

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