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Jerry O'Neill
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I though some of you might enjoy these pics of a B-25J that served as a billboard for a military surplus shop call "2 Guys from Patterson". The B-25 was dismantled in NJ and trucked up to Patterson, NY for display at the store.

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The photos were taken in January of 1981 and the aircraft was eventually bought by Harry Doan just for the bombay doors to replace the ones damaged when his other B-25 bellied in to the swamp in Florida back in 1988.
(I think that one is now "Super Rabbit") I don't know where the remaining portions of the "2 Guys" B-25 went after the Doan auction, but I believe the nose was gutted and not in great shape.
Anybody know where the rest of this bird lies?
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This was N39E patched up with some pieces of N32T; looks like the cockpit was damaged by fire as mentioned in "Warbird Report". Here's the Registry link:

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 31104.html

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Nothing wrong with our bomb bay doors :?
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OUCH!
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Ha, you should see the video :?

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Bit of filler, lick of paint, they'll be fine. :lol:
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Beat to fit, paint to match? :)

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Beat to fit, paint to match? :)


A&P Sheet Metal 101-lesson #1 Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with a crayon, cut it with a torch, beat to fit, paint to match!

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