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Jack Cook
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Gotcha looking through your North Africa B-25 pics, huh Jack?

Cool shots..love those desert pink Mitchells & Liberators!

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No, I was inspired and went digging!

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Cool pics.

Check out that motorcycle in the background.
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Wouldn't you just love to see the Poopsie paint scheme on a flying B25 today!
I just love the WWII nose art with a sense of humor and the talent to pull it off.
In the midst of that conflict and combat, the care & attention to the a/c appearance is amazing.
As always, many thanks for sharing "new" pictures with us Jack.
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Steve Nelson wrote:
Gotcha looking through your North Africa B-25 pics, huh Jack?

Cool shots..love those desert pink Mitchells & Liberators!

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Like this? Manchester N.H. 1986
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Oops :? Stow Ma. 1987
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Man oh man does that one bring back memories. I must have more stick time in that airplane than anyone. Of course whn I was in it, I was 14 and just sitting there making airplane noises, but that is besides the point. I did get to fly in it after working on it with a crew from TX. All cool guys.

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"Poopsie" may have also been flown by future Gen Robert Knapp. A lifetime resident of Montgomery, AL, a B-25J on static display at Maxwell AFB is currently painted in similar (340th BG) markings to honor him. There is also a chance that the USAF thought the markings were a good idea when he had not flown the plane.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 30649.html

A quick web search shows the original was B-25C 41-13201 and at least two other pilots are associated with it.

I remember meeting Gen Knapp when he was a guest of honor at an Auburn University AFROTC dinner. This would have been around 1987 - I believe he was in his late 80's then and in a wheelchair. Regardless of the paint scheme accuracy, another great American hero flown west.

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Those are lovely shots that you have got in there. This is just like those days when we used to paint our babies with all the things we love. I used to spend all the time painting out. That is all we knew to do apart from flying and now I am doing these links.










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