What are your favorite B-25 paint schemes?

Hemiman · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:06 am

13th Sq, 3rd Attack Group:

Hemiman · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:10 am

and dad's 8th sq 3rd Attack Group:

My favorite General. Dad's pilot Bill Webster ( flying boots) and "The Sting of Death"

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Hemiman wrote:

13th Sq, 3rd Attack Group:

Oh, I LIKE that one! I had the idea to paint a model very much like that a few months ago. Good to know it will actually work! :supz:

Hemiman · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:25 am

8th Sq plane leaving Simpson Harbor. Nov 2, 43'. Tail letter "P" 41-30329 x-13th Sq plane (remnants of the black deathhead on nose)

Regular crew:

Martindale, Berta, Hoar and Kiser

Hemiman · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:32 am

90th Sq Chuck Howe in "HERE'S HOWE" leaving Simpson Harbor.

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7557

Always a good one here.

B-25J of the 498th Bomb Sq, 345th BG.

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7557

The "Hannover Street" B-25's are cool too ...

B-25's from the movie "Hanover Street" at former RAF airbase at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, UK
Source:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60057132@ ... 568916484/

dbrown · **Posted:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:05 am

Step 1 - Win Mega Lotto :wink:

Step 2 - Buy Barbie III

Step 3 - Give her a little TLC and a NMF finish :shock:

Step 4 - Take her to airshows and let (for a nominal fee) people write their names on her. (Vets get to for free) :supz:

Step 5 - By the end of the airshow season, make enough money to repaint and do again the following season.

:drink3:

Then she'll look something like this.......

carseneau · **Posted:** Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:11 am

[quote="Snake45"][quote="JohnB"]I'd like to see one in 50's USAF colors.[/quote]
I'm fond of that scheme as well. NMF with black nacelles. I have my Dad's USAF flight school "yearbook" from '52 or '53 that has a bunch of pics of those. Some great cartoons, too.[/quote]

We are restoring our TB-25N at Chanute Air Museum and plan to display in NMF as a true TB. We are in the process of stripping 50+ years of inappropriate paint and uncovering various markings some original some not. We would love to see your Fathers year book photos to assist in recreating accurate markings.
Any help appreciated.
Curt

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

carseneau wrote:

Snake45 wrote:

JohnB wrote:

I'd like to see one in 50's USAF colors.

I'm fond of that scheme as well. NMF with black nacelles. I have my Dad's USAF flight school "yearbook" from '52 or '53 that has a bunch of pics of those. Some great cartoons, too.

We are restoring our TB-25N at Chanute Air Museum and plan to display in NMF as a true TB. We are in the process of stripping 50+ years of inappropriate paint and uncovering various markings some original some not. We would love to see your Fathers year book photos to assist in recreating accurate markings.
Any help appreciated.
Curt

Fabulous! Next time I'm over there, I'll borrow it and bring it home for scanning. If you give me the SN, I might even be able to find a pic of YOUR airplane. (Don't hold your breath, but it COULD happen.)

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

carseneau wrote:

We are restoring our TB-25N at Chanute Air Museum and plan to display in NMF as a true TB. We are in the process of stripping 50+ years of inappropriate paint and uncovering various markings some original some not. We would love to see your Fathers year book photos to assist in recreating accurate markings.
Any help appreciated.
Curt

Curt, I should be going over to see Mom and Dad today and will try to borrow the "yearbook." In the meantime, I found I have one photo from it scanned, and here it is.

Please drop me an email. When I scan more pics, I'd prefer to send them to you direct and not load up my bulging Photobucket with them. Also got something else to send you I think you'll enjoy a lot. :wink:

SnakeACP45@aol.com

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Curt, went over to Dad's today and looked at the yearbook. Not worth bringing home and scanning--only two pics of B-25s in the whole thing, including the one I already posted. The other was a 2-page spread on the end flyleaf, a nice "glamor shot" of four B-25s in echelon formation. All four have NMF (not black) cowlings and nacelles, dark colored fin tips, ATC badges on the noses under the cockpits, another emblem on the fins (probably also ATC). Numbers are as follows:

BD-977/430977

BD-021/431021

BD-755/430755

BD-002/Full SN not visible

I'm not even certain these four airplanes were from the unit; it might have been used as a generic B-25 photo. BTW my Dad trained at Reese AFB, Lubbock, Texas, 1953. He went on to fly B-26s with the 37BS, 17BG, in Korea.

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7557

Here's what I have for TB-25's ...

TB-25N 110th MO ANG Lambert

North American TB-25N (originally B-25J-20-NC, SN 44-29444) while assigned to the Missouri Air National Guard. Photo taken Aug. 13, 1956. (U.S. Air Force photo)

TB-25J at San Francisco 3-22-46

TB-25J BD-439 44-30439 LaCrosse, WI 1955

TB-25N 44-31181

TB-25J 44-30719 Wilmington, NC 1948

TB-25J 44-30719 BD-719 Indian Head ILM 1948

TB-25K Mitchell of the 101st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Massachusetts Air National Guard, January 1958

TB-25J 45-8898 _246 Wilmington, NC 1949

TB-25J 43-36079 Wilmington, NC 1951

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Very cool pics! I notice that none of them is carrying ATC badging (unless I missed something).

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:52 pm

Might as well toss in Pacific Princess as she looked in 1955 in the movie 24 Hour Alert:

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