Old B-25 (warbird) photos

Dan Newcomb · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:30 pm

With all due respect and thanks for the plug the last picture does not appear to be our bird.

Dan

Hemiman · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:42 pm

CAN DO and SHOW ME

rwdfresno · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:38 pm

vlado wrote:

Dumb question dept:
Was the B-25 Hayes carb inlet a wartime/factory configuration or 'aftermarket'?
Thx,
VL :shock:

Vlado,
During 1950-1954 the majority of B-25Js still in service ran through various mod, repair, inspection programs. The Hayes IRAN program ran from 1952-1954 which included in many cases the replacement of the Holly carburetor with the Bendix Stromberg PR48A carburetor and the modified "square" carb intake, collector rings, etc.

Dan,
You are right, that last pictures appears to be 44-31385 now flwon as "Show Me."

Ryan

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:43 pm

Which B-25 is Can Do? Show Me still looks just as nice.

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:19 pm

Just looked at Sole Survivor on YouTube and that's definitely the Home Run nose art in your photo. Odd thing is the serial number is that of Photo Fanny, 44-30423; but according to James Farmer's book Broken Wings, the plane in the movie was one that was surplused but never had a civilian N-number.

corsair166b · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:27 pm

'Can Do' is now 'Take Off Time' with Tom Duffy in NJ....the progression of names through the years was 'Bronco Bustin Bomber' becomes 'Can Do' becomes 'Buck' becomes 'Green Dragon' becomes 'Take Off Time'...roundabout the time she became Green Dragon she lost the paint scheme, about the time she was 'Buck' Wally Fisk put a top turret back on her.

Mark

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:33 pm

Cool. Thank you !

Taigh Ramey · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:14 pm

Here is a poor quality video taken from the film of TB-25N N3155G when she flew off of the USS Carl Vinson in 1995:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6LuAJ3LEsk

Here is the same TB-25 when she was owned by Tim Savage. These were taken at Oshkosh in 2005.

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:33 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

The Home run was the B-25 used in the movie Sole Survivor with Vince Edwards and William Shatner.

Chris Brame wrote:

Just looked at Sole Survivor on YouTube and that's definitely the Home Run nose art in your photo. Odd thing is the serial number is that of Photo Fanny, 44-30423; but according to James Farmer's book Broken Wings, the plane in the movie was one in the 44-29xxx range that was surplused but never had a civilian N-number.

Doesn't anybody read? :roll:

That was answered in the second posting. :wink:

Too bad that airframe was scrapped! :evil:

Jerry

51fixer · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:48 pm

vlado wrote:

Dumb question dept:
Was the B-25 Hayes carb inlet a wartime/factory configuration or 'aftermarket'?
Thx,
VL :shock:

I believe it was done when converting to TB-25N configuration.
The early inlet is for the Holley carb.
Later is a Stromberg.
I believe there is a kit to install the early inlet on a Stromberg carb.
Unsure if there was a wartime Stromberg carb and inlet version.
Rich

JDK · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:06 pm

Jerry O'Neill wrote:

Doesn't anybody read? :roll:

Sometimes the forum's a bit like a room full of pilots...

Not that journalists ever mess up the words... :snakeman:

Lightjug · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:47 pm

Ya know August, that probably took a lot of time to scan, set and caption all these pics.
Thank you very much

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:57 pm

JDK wrote:

Jerry O'Neill wrote:

Doesn't anybody read? :roll:

Sometimes the forum's a bit like a room full of pilots...

Not that journalists ever mess up the words... :snakeman:

Jerry

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:55 am

OK, dug up the Broken Wings book and the plane used in Sole Survivor was TB-25N 44-30979. Ed Maloney bought it surplus in '58 but never registered it. Anyone have a photo of it from before it was dressed up for the movie?

b25pilot · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:45 am

This is my first attempt at posting on WIX, I am an avid B-25 enthusiast and began my love affair when I was seven years old.
My Grandfather was an Armor/Gunner on a B-25 Modified G (former D model?) flying with the 341st Bomb Group, 491st Ringer Squadron in CBI. I have never seen a nose art photo of his airplane but he said it had a (were)wolf with a top hat, and their call sign was Foolish Sugar, If anyone has any photos please post.
Below I posted the only photos my family has from the War, the B-25's gear collapsed in Libya en route to China, the plane was repaired and they flew on to China.

I have also included photos photos while I believe he was in training, possibly South Carolina. My Grandfather, Sgt. Casimir J. Piwowarski, Sr. is shirtless on the nacelle.

Here he is with the other NCOs.

As I stated above my affair began when I was seven, the first B-25 my Grandfather took me to see was at Two Guys from Patterson, an Army Navy Store, I think it was in NY or NJ this was about '77-'78, I remember it was a solid nose with a dragon for nose art. Anyone have any pics?

Thank you,
Chuck

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