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Showing posts with label B-25 mitchell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label B-25 mitchell. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Friday, November 8, 2019
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019: Airshows - Salute to Dick Cole, the Last Doolittle Raider
The Aero Experience coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, sponsored by Elite Aviation, continues with another pictorial celebrating the North American B-25 Mitchell bomber. Here we feature the Salute to Dick Cole, the last living Doolittle Raider who passed away April 9, with the "Missing Man" formation performed by four Mitchell bomber crews. Following the formation, the B-25s Panchito, Barbie III, Berlin Express and Devil Dog made several passes in front of the crowd line before landing. This marks the end of an era for the Doolittle Raiders, but continues the work of the EAA, Commemorative Air Force, other organizations and individuals who use their warbirds to keep our history alive.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019: Warbirds - Mitchell, Avenger and Trojan
The Aero Experience returns to our year-round coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, sponsored by Elite Aviation, by continuing with the theme of warbirds featured in our previous post: North American B-25 Mitchell, Grumman TBM Avenger and North American T-28 Trojan. The B-25 Mitchell medium bomber of Doolittle Raid fame is always a crowd favorite when on display in the Warbirds Area and while flying in the airshows. Here we feature a solo takeoff from Barbie III, and we will have more flying coverage during our airshow series coming soon. As for the Grumman (GM-produced) TBM Avenger, there is no finer example than this one owned by Brad Deckert, organizer of the annual TBM Reunion in Peru, IL. His Avenger has been featured in numerous stories on The Aero Experience, and is seen here with our friend Mark Schuler in the Warbirds display area. And lastly, we have a nice collection of T-28 Trojans used by the services of the United States and other nations as trainers and light attack/counter-insurgency aircraft. The rumble of the radial engines powering these warbirds can be felt as well as heard!
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