Warbird Information Exchange

I agree and I also hope it is true. If so it has to be one of the most significant American warbird finds ever. If not it is one heck of a big fish story.

Just to play Devils Advocate I'll toss this one out there... I hope it is not just another lend lease B-25... (Although any B-25 is a good find too!)

_________________
Share your story: Rutgers Oral History Archive http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/

Hope springs eternal, but my BS-meter is pegged over this.

Given that this would be a Holy Grail recovery, there are all sorts of "creative financing" options available to NMUSAF that could be executed to raise funding in the $100-150 million range pretty quickly (worse case, imho, assuming that the Russians have reached an insane level of gouging confidence to propose 2-3X what they are going to charge us to ferry astronauts up to and back from the ISS).

For example, trade Paul Allen the B-25D that's in the museum along with naming rights to the WWII hangar and a nice big plaque in front of the restored/displayed 40-2242 thanking him profusely for his generosity in helping to bring such a priceless aviation artifact home.

There's no way... but do I ever hope I'm wrong. Besides being in pieces, any idea as to it's condition/completeness? This sure stinks of a big $ con, but...

Dan

_________________
Defending Stearmans on WIX since Jeff started badmouthing them back in 2005.

I know this wreaks of BS. However, Gen. Metcalf briefed the Raiders Association on this prior to his departure. I too am skeptical; but, hope does spring eternal.

_________________
Cheers!

Lance Jones

"Hello? My name Peggy. You call about Dooleetle Meeeechil? Ok. Please hold."

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md43_fjl ... re=related )

Doubt if the head of the AF museum would have said what he did without knowing. That leads to the next thought: think of what else might be in that scrapyard with all the aircraft we supplied them.

I have a piece of plane #3 (40-2270) "Whiskey Pete" so that plan has been located as well. My cousin's uncle was killed on the mission (Factor).

BUFFIE

This is a very interesting development. I definitely am skeptical, but at that the same time very curious. If there is truth to this I would imagine te truth will surface very quickly. There are several on this board with connections to the Doolittle Raider Association.

Ryan

Happy Christmas Eve folks,

Sorry to be the Grinch but unfortunatley, according to "sources," of which there is more than one, of which I consider to be very credible and in the "know," there will not be a B-25B 40-2242 under the Christmas tree this year.

I haven't been able to substantiate the Russian scrap yard B-25B through any of my sources. While I would LOVE for someone to provide evidence otherwise, I think that this story is not accurate.

Thanks, Ryan

Google earth shows an abandoned air base a ways from and NE of Vladivostok, just WSW of a small place called Emar. Just NW of an old large hanger, along the SW side of an abandoned runway that runs NW-SE, appears to be an old scrapyard. May be another scrapyard at the southernmost part of the old base.

Don't know if this is relevant but, There is a B-25 at the Monio Museum in Moscow. While I've heard this plane to be D/C model but I wonder... Here's a pic.
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6203240&nseq=80

_________________
Keep Em' Flying,
Christopher Soltis
Dedicated to the preservation and education of The Sikorsky Memorial Airport

CASC Blog Page: http://ctair-space.blogspot.com/
Warbird Wear: https://www.redbubble.com/people/warbirdwear/shop

Chicks Dig Warbirds.......right?

I have heard that aircraft most commonly refered to as B-25D 43-3355. Certainly some creative license was taken during the "restoration" but it has some remaining C//D traits such as the exhaust.

Ryan