Warbird Information Exchange

Although it was not a rides-oriented discussion, we had this discussion in a previous thread as well.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37481

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"Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves."

If you want history, go with a B-25 that flew combat missions.

Or bring a good ANR headset.

I used my noise cancelling David Clarks when I did my training in Pacific Prowler and they worked mighty good. Wasn't any louder than a DC-3.

Since there are many to choose from, my personal recommendation is to fly with the guys who treat you the best.

Lots of different personalities across the warbird community and the B-25 world is no different. Without naming names, there are some real unfriendly prima donnas out there and then there are guys who will make you feel right at home and welcome you as part of their team. Life is too short and B-25s are expensive....I fly with the latter group.

Get the "real" eggspear-e-aunce and use a vintage headset of the era, that way you can hear it nearly the way it was, unless you ride in a -25 equipped with 28 individual Clayton Exhaust stacks. might as well be just a little deaf when you descend the ladder. Further, all the previous talk and not one frickin' photo.
My preferred ride would be in Miss Mitchell

40-2168 B-25 N2825B as Miss Hap in New Jersey 1995 Photo Crew Chief George Baczakowski

Miss Mitchell transported AAF Commanding General Henry "Hap" Arnold. I believe that since the ship made it to Eglin a few times during the time the Tokyo Raiders were training there, that it is a fairly safe bet to presume that Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle was a passenger a time or two aboard.
To be able to sit in that ship, hear those Wrights and be in a place where plans were made or finalized, would be awesome.

Seconded by How Boot That; No current photo of her in my files so suffer

44-28925 B-25J as N7687C in Mexico and marked as Superman. Photo by the EVER SO GREAT Stoney Stonich


because, as previously mentioned, she did fly combat missions. History was made in that ship as well.

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Kind Regards,
Gary Lewis
J.A.F.O.