Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:39 pm
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.
With regard to the aircraft in Bouganville, It is a G and why this bird hasn't been recovered is beyond me.
Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:42 pm
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.
Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:36 pm
Nathan wrote:RyanShort1 wrote:Nathan wrote:Well there is/was an intact B-25G or H on Bougenville. You can see a picture of it on the main webpage of pacificwrecks.com.Why no one has yet got this is beyond me.
If I ever win big I plan on getting that B-25B at Aero Trader and restoring both to flying condition.
Not if I get to it first!
Ryan
Don't worry Ryan...I will be sure to paint her up in "Ruptured Duck" markings.
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
Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:01 am
Back to Gary's question: yes, I have some pics from the period with Burchinal
Coert
Coert
Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:05 pm
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:
Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:21 pm
rwdfresno wrote:Maybe get some small part of the original Doolittle aircraft which has had some parts recovered and incorporate it into the restoration.
Exactly what parts of 402344 are out there, when and where are they from, and can they been seen today? Photos?
Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:14 pm
Ken wrote:rwdfresno wrote:Maybe get some small part of the original Doolittle aircraft which has had some parts recovered and incorporate it into the restoration.
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
Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:29 pm
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.
Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:09 am
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.
Regards
Ric
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.
Regards
Ric
Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:59 am
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?
Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:47 am
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
Ken