I spent a Georgia summer scraping, sanding, and bucking rivets in the front end of this plane. Some fond and not so fond memories of that 105 degree hanger.
yes it is from the Warbird information exchange "History: Delivered to USAAF as 44-30129, 19??. - Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, Dec. 1957-1958. P.J. Murray, Oxnard, CA, June 16, 1958. - Registered as N7947C. American Investments Syndicate, La Mesa, CA, Sept. 1958-1961. C.C. Wilson, San Diego, CA, Nov. 1961-1963. Aero Enterprises, Elhart, IN, Jan., 1963. Arthur Jones, Skidell, LA, Jan. 1963-1964. - Damaged during gear up landing, Cincinatti-Lunken, OH, Feb. 1963.
I spent a Georgia summer scraping, sanding, and bucking rivets in the front end of this plane. Some fond and not so fond memories of that 105 degree hanger.
I was one of many mechanics that worked for Steve Detch restoring this B-25 Wild Cargo.
i flew in a B-25 once. was a good flight. lets just say old pilots are good at flying Old aircraft.
yes it is
from the Warbird information exchange
"History:
Delivered to USAAF as 44-30129, 19??.
- Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, Dec. 1957-1958.
P.J. Murray, Oxnard, CA, June 16, 1958.
- Registered as N7947C.
American Investments Syndicate, La Mesa, CA, Sept. 1958-1961.
C.C. Wilson, San Diego, CA, Nov. 1961-1963.
Aero Enterprises, Elhart, IN, Jan., 1963.
Arthur Jones, Skidell, LA, Jan. 1963-1964.
- Damaged during gear up landing, Cincinatti-Lunken, OH, Feb. 1963.
Cincinatti Aircraft Inc, Cincinatti, OH, 1963.
Walter Soplata Collection, Newbury, OH, Sept. 1964-1990.
Steven A. Detch, Alpharetta, GA, Dec. 1990-1997.
Gerald Yagen/Training Services Inc, Suffolk, VA, Dec. 1997-2006.
- Restored to airworthy, first flight Nov. 19, 2005.
"
R-2800 orchestra
R2800 P&W food processor... Get the H*ll away from it!!