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Test your Knowledge...B-25

Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:14 pm

Test your knowledge and see who gets it correct.
Sorry No Ponies...But Jack Cook will come up with something 8)
Clue: This B-25 was once piloted by a Very, Very Famous (at least to us)
Aviator and Gentleman. 8)
Info available by PM if you run into a govenment style wall 8)

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Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:19 pm

Jimmy Doolittle.

Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:22 pm

8) Naturally 8)

Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:40 pm

History:
Delivered to USAAF as 44-29121, 19??.
- Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, Dec. 1958.
Bational Metals Co, Tucson, AZ, July 1959-1962.
- Registered as N86427.
Ralph Johnson/Compass Aviation Inc, Richmond, CA, Jan. 1962-1969.
- Flew as 02344 for Doolittle Raid 25th Anniversary, NAS Alameda, CA., Oct. 1967.
American Air Museum, Oakland, CA, Dec. 1969-1976.
Stephen Johnson/Lee Schaller, Las Vegas, NV, Aug. 1976-1978.
- Flew as Doolittle Raider.
John Hawke/Visionair International Inc, Miami, FL & London, UK, Apr. 1978-1984.
- Arrived Luton, UK for use in movie "Hanover Street"
-- Flew as 151724/Brenda's Boys.
-- Later 151451/Miami Clipper.
- Abandoned at Malaga, Spain after being damaged during filming of movie "Cuba", Jan. 1979-1984.
Museo del Aire, Cuatro Vientos AB, Madrid, Dec. 1984-2002.
- Dismantled, Malaga, Jan. 1985.
- Trucked to Cuatro Vientos.
- Restored for static display.
- Displayed as Ejertico del Aire/41-30338/74-17

Must be correct....

Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:47 pm

Dave, You Da Man! 8) N86427 Piloted By Lt. General James H. Doolittle on the 25th. I got this Picture from Stephen Johnson in 1975. 8)
See jack and see ifin he has anything extra,
I don't got no ponies :(

Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:50 pm

I wouldnt say the man....But I just this infatuation with B-25's. Not to mention I work on one everyday of my life just about! hahah!

Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:55 pm

Flew as 02344 for Doolittle Raid 25th Anniversary, NAS Alameda, CA., Oct. 1967


Well that is what I meant. I remember it from Air Classics. It just doesn't pay anymore to be number one. :lol:

Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:01 pm

thanks PCA and Dave, Appreciate it. Gald you get to bend winches :wink: or wrenches on these Mitchells.

Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:48 am

Here it is in stills from the movie Cuba, as flown by English character actor Denholm Elliott (who refers to it as "the old banana"):

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