B-25 44-29507 back in the air in the Netherlands!

[Coert Munk]

B-25 s/n 44-29507 "Sarinah", well known as the Duke of Brabant Air Force's Mitchell in the Netherlands, has made her first flight on the Dutch register. Now registered as PH-XXV, the veteran bomber flew on Friday May 10th for the first time since 2009...being the only not US registered airworthy B-25. The Mitchell is now operated by the KLu Historische Vlucht (Royal Netherlands AF Hist Flight) at Gilze-Rijen AFB in the Netherlands after the merger of the DBAF Foundation with the organisation.

[B 25 C]

Any pictures?

[Elliott Marsh - GAR]

I've found one photograph from Jimmy van Drunen. It'll be great to have it back on the European circuit! It joins the bare metal Flying Bulls B-25 as the second of the type in Europe. The Scandinavian A-26 Invader 'Sugarland Express' also flew for the first time in what must be several years last week, further adding to the twin-engine quota.

http://imageshack.us/a/img811/3930/2kopieb.jpg

[Perry R]

Here she is!
And back were she belongs.

[Coert Munk]

I've found one photograph from Jimmy van Drunen. It'll be great to have it back on the European circuit! It joins the bare metal Flying Bulls B-25 as the second of the type in Europe. The Scandinavian A-26 Invader 'Sugarland Express' also flew for the first time in what must be several years last week, further adding to the twin-engine quota.

http://imageshack.us/a/img811/3930/2kopieb.jpg

Well, actually the now PH-XXV registered B-25 has a longer history in Europe than the Red Bull one...B-25 44-29507 arrived in Netherlands in May 1990 and joind the airshowcircuit almost immediately.

[Elliott Marsh - GAR]

Yes indeed, I have fond memories of that, TFC's 'Grumpy' and a third French B-25 (the aircraft that eventually ended up with the Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis Collection, which crashed in 2011) tearing up the strip at Duxford during the mid-90s, and again, in 2009!

[JohnS]

I remember seeing the DoBAF Mitchell at West Malling airfield in the early 1990s ??

I did quite like the smoked nose glazing she wore at the time.

[rcaf_100]

Very cool!

...being the only not US registered airworthy B-25.

Don't forget CWH's 'Hot Gen' C-GCWM