Mystery B-25 photo
Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:56 am
Another from the stack... anyone know anything about this B-25? War bond ship?
kevin
kevin
Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:06 pm
Lacking Dorsal Turret, has a Tail Gun Green House, a TB-25? on a drive/fund raiser, or two women with an FBI agent standing in front of a B-25?
Could also be a photo from the AAF Presents "Winged Victory" an Original Theatre Program ~Directed by Moss Hart~ in the 50's
The dude in the middle kinds looks like George Reeves, note the slight cleft in his chin just right of center.
Could also be a photo from the AAF Presents "Winged Victory" an Original Theatre Program ~Directed by Moss Hart~ in the 50's
The dude in the middle kinds looks like George Reeves, note the slight cleft in his chin just right of center.
Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:07 pm
There's no red bar in the national insignia, and the AAF was changed to USAF in 1947.
Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:10 pm
Look carefully, there is a tail greenhouse, so it must be a J model, with no red bar in the insignia. It may be post war 1945-1946? as there is also a propeller warning stripe on the nose.
Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:33 pm
It has also no armor plating, no package guns etc. My guess is that it is a B-25 converted to a transport aircraft. Probably carrying around people on a war bond tour or USO bandwagon.
Ryan
Ryan
Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:34 pm
The full writing on the a/c is "ENLIST IN THE AAF - GUARD THE VICTORY" - it appeared on many aircraft in the Z.I. post VJ-day - I have photographs of P-51's and P-47's to start with....
Martin
Martin
Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:31 pm
Well excellent, where have you been with that information after all this speck-a-lation?? 