WWII Events Dick Cole – One Hundred Years A Hero
"One Hundred Years A Hero," a new biopic documenting the extraordinary life and career of Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, USAF (Ret.), will premiere Friday, April 22 at 5 p.m. in the Air Force Museum Theater in Dayton, Ohio. As part of the Living History Film Series, a panel discussion will follow the screening. Read more...
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Showing posts with label North American B-25 Mitchell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North American B-25 Mitchell. Show all posts
2016-04-09
Warbird.net March Newsletter Dick Cole – One Hundred Years A Hero (last of two surviving 'Doolittle Raiders and Doolittle co-pilot)
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Doolittle,
North American B-25 Mitchell
2016-03-24
Warbird Factory: North American Aviation in World War II
Another indispensable book found at Aviation bookshop
Warbird Factory: North American Aviation in World War II, John M. Fredrickson, 2015, ISBN 9780760348161, 224 pp., 42 color and 166 b/w photos
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Warbird Factory: North American Aviation in World War II, John M. Fredrickson, 2015, ISBN 9780760348161, 224 pp., 42 color and 166 b/w photos
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Book,
North American B-25 Mitchell,
The Aviation Bookshop
2016-02-02
Video : Nicolas Hulot - Vol en North American B-25 Mitchell
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North American B-25 Mitchell,
Video
2015-10-20
B-25 Mitchell : BBC - WW2 People's War - My Last Mission with the Dutch 320 Squadron
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320 Squadron,
North American B-25 Mitchell
2015-04-05
[vintage-and-warbirds] Lt. Col. Robert Hite of 'Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' dead at 95
Forwarded message - From: Steve Link steven_link
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North American B-25 Mitchell
2015-01-30
2015-01-15
Video: "Dutch Squadron 320 flights with B-25 Mitchell"
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B-25,
North American B-25 Mitchell,
Video
Video: "Frits Prinsen, een flying Dutchman"
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B-25,
North American B-25 Mitchell,
Video
Video: "Dutch Squadron 320 - 28 oct 1943"
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B-25,
North American B-25 Mitchell,
Video
Video: "North American B-25 Mitchell"
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B-25 Mitchell,
North American B-25 Mitchell,
Video
2014-09-24
Video: "KLuHV trailer: B-25 Mitchell, Spitfire"
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aircraft preservation,
North American B-25 Mitchell,
Video
Video: "B25 Mitchell Fly In Aviodrome 2014"
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aircraft preservation,
North American B-25 Mitchell,
Video
2014-09-14
Ceremony Hees Nijmegen. Salute to the crew of Mitchell FW-211. 98th squadron RAF.
Forwarded message - From: Dave Poissant
2TAF MBA Members:
The note below is from Everard Bakker of The Netherlands; the crew they are commemorating, and looking for images of, is that of VO-Y serial FW211 of 98 Sqn, 25 Sep 44:
P/O S. Harrison (Pilot)F/O G.R. Munton (Observer)F/S H.M. Nottle (Wireless Op/Air Gunner)F/S R.G. Taylor (Air Gunner)
All were KIA that operation except for F/S Taylor who was taken prisoner.
In an earlier ceremony, Everard and his group commemorated the crew of VO-N serial FW194, all of whom were killed during the same operation (see 'Honouring the Crew of FW194' in Dispersals November 2011 issue).
Dave Poissant
2TAF MBA Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: Everard Bakker
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 11:05 AM
Subject: Ceremony Hees Nijmegen. Salute to the crew of Mitchell FW-211. 98th squadron RAF.
Dear David,
I've great news.
For your information.
25 Sept 2014 we will organise an new ceremony at Hees/ Nijmegen.
Exactly 70 years ago an Mitchell of the British 98 squadron, fw-194, crashed at Hees.
This Mitchell flew in an formation together with the Dutch 320 squadron.
Their target was to bomb Germans FLAK. It was the last day of the battle of Arnhem.
Mitchell FW-194 was crashed at Arnhem. In 2010 and 2011 we organised a ceremony fort his crew.
First ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XTz0Q3ll70 see 1.10 min. This is the FW-211; the Y of Yankee of the 98th.
Unveiling plaquette 2011; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3um-7OF-s4
Two months ago we found out the exact crash location of Mitchell FW-211.
See the original film which is made of the crash; original film.
See another shoot. look at min 6.32.
Next month the ceremony will take place in the Petruskerk at Hees/ Nijmegen, 100 yards away (straight ahead) of the crash location.
The ceremony will take place with an eye witness, she is 95 years old. She is looking forward to meet the relatives!
She remembers just like it has happen yesterday.
At least 7 relatives of the crashed crew will come over…
Three veterans of 320 will bring a last salute to those brave men of the 98th.
(one of them met President Obama last June at the D-day anniversary/ another one met Gen Eisenhower June 1944 at Dunsfold, the third made 88 ops!
The last commander of the 320 squadron will be the ceremony master…
Ceremony.
Date; 25th September 1944
Location; Petruskerk Hees.
Schependomlaan 85 Nijmegen.
Time; Will ended at 18.20u with a last post, and a fly bye of a spitfire.
This is the moment of the crash exactly 70 years ago.
If you are interested I will inform you about the progress.
Dear Andrew, would you be so kind to search for the relatives of Nottle.
We are also searching for the relatives of Harold M. Nottle, see attachments.
We are also still searching for the relatives of Thomas Lennie, co-pilot of the FW-194.
We are searching for a picture of the crew, could you help us?
With kind regards,
Everard Bakker
Eemnes
Nederland
with thanks to Steve Dyke, his great uncle was George Munton.
During the 70 anniversary of Market Garden there are a lot of events.
20 September. Parachute drop and wreath-laying. Ginkel Heath, Ede.
Official Memorial Service and laying of flowers by schoolchildren. Arnhem Oosterbeek War (Airborne) Cemetery, Oosterbeek.
20 September parade pipes and drums in the center (14.30-15.30u) of Arnhem.
On the 21 sept (14.00 – 15.30u) the waalcrossing; done bij the Dutch army.
On 14 sept 350 oldtimers will drive from Leopoldsburg to Valkenswaard. Salute operation Market Garden.
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B-25 Mitchell,
North American B-25 Mitchell
2014-07-03
North American B-25 fuselage
Some screenshots of the fuselage of the B-25 found on a flight simulation site.
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Flight simulation,
North American B-25 Mitchell
2014-06-29
A Virtual Tour in B-25
Many thanks to Jean-Claude for sharing
You do not have so much money to run a Museum ?
You have dedicated highly motivated volunteers ?
You have aircraft to show ?
You want to share the passion for aviation ?
You want to have the public supporting your efforts and teenagers to be aviation minded ?
This is not so complicated, just follows successfull stories and stop to hope someone else will do it for us.
You do not have so much money to run a Museum ?
You have dedicated highly motivated volunteers ?
You have aircraft to show ?
You want to share the passion for aviation ?
You want to have the public supporting your efforts and teenagers to be aviation minded ?
This is not so complicated, just follows successfull stories and stop to hope someone else will do it for us.
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Air Museum,
North American B-25 Mitchell
2014-06-21
Air & Space Magazine : The Kansas City B-25 Factory
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The Kansas City B-25 Factory. This hastily constructed plant produced 6,608 bombers during World War II
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North American B-25 Mitchell
2014-05-21
BAPA.be Pictures of the restoration of the North American B-25 J 44-30925 update
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Aircraft restoration,
bapa.be,
North American B-25 Mitchell
2014-04-24
[Vintage_and_Warbirds_Pictures] April 18, 1942 Doolittle Raid
Forwarded message - From: Steve Link
This day in Pacific aviation history (April 18, 1942): a turning point in WWII, one of the most famous air raids in history, and a direct response to the Attack on Pearl Harbor, today marks the 72nd anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. Devised and led by Lt Col Jimmy Doolittle, 16 modified North American B-25B Mitchell bombers took off from the USS Hornet on this "extremely hazardous" mission.
See a Doolittle Raider's personal account here, very good account of the training and mission:
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Doolittle,
North American B-25 Mitchell
2013-12-27
Article : “WE ALL HAD A CAUSE ” Kansas City’s Bomber Plant, 1941–1945 by Richard Macias
The story of the production of B-25 in Kansas City during WW2
http://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/2005winter_macias.pdf
http://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/2005winter_macias.pdf
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