B-25C for sale

[N3Njeff]

Anyone catch this??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WWII-B25 ... 1c0d79488e

[TAdan]

Not a bad opening bid price...but the ad is not that convincing either...

[bluehawk15]

Would it be possible for someone to post the ad? My work blocks E-bay, so I can't see it. If not, which B-25 and how much are they asking?

Thanks!

[TAdan]

Opening bid is 30k w/ a reserve. There is one grainey picture of the B-25 at what looks like an open house or an airshow. here is the text:

WWII B25C Mitchell Medium Bomber "Skunkie"
Vehicle Description

The Celebrate Freedom Foundation offers for bid a rare WWII B25C Mitchell medium Bomber. Serial number 41-13285. This aircraft has been cosmetically restored in the early war colors and markings of LtCol. Jimmy Doolittle’s plane number 1. This aircraft has served as the premier icon and exhibit at the historic 50th, 60th, and 67th reunions of the famous Doolittle Raiders hosted by the Foundation in Columbia, SC.

This C Model B25 was manufactured in 1941 by North American Aviation at its Inglewood, California factory and will make an impressive exhibit for any museum or private collector of military aircraft.

Offered as is, where is, the aircraft may be inspected at the Jim Hamilton – Columbia Owens Downtown Airport, Columbia, SC, USA, by contacting the Foundation via email at: CelebrateFreedom@earthlink.net. The successful bidder will be required to remove the aircraft from its current stored location, in our Curtis Wright hangar, at buyers expense, within 90 days. This aircraft is being sold for static display only and no aircraft maintenance records nor logbooks are available.

I guess the description isnt too bad, if your interested, most people would inspect it. But one grainey picture is a bit of a let down.

Here is the groups web page. http://www.celebratefreedomfoundation.o ... x_cff.html

[Holedigger]

and here is the data from the WIX registry, more than is in the ad!!!!

Serial #: 41-13285
Construction #:
82-5920
Civil Registry.:
None
Model: B-25C
Name: None
Status: Stored
Last Info: 2001
History:
Delivered to USAAF as 41-13285, 19??.
- Flew as "Skunkie".
- Ditched into Lake Greenwood, SC, June 6, 1944.
Recovered from lake, Aug. 1983.
Static restoration, 1983-1993.
SC State Museum, Columbia, SC, 1992-1993.
- Displayed as USAAF/13285/GF2.
Open Storage, Columbia-Ownes Field, SC, 1996-2001

[51fixer]

Recovery of a similar B-25 info here-
http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com ... rolina.htm
Rich

[F3V]

who pay me a B25 for Christmas?

[Django]

What a horrible ad. It can't be real.

[fotobass]

Starting at 30K, ehh?

Lessee..sell the 400 2.8 for 5K, the two camera bodies for about 4K, 70-200 2.8 for about 800, 28-80 2.8 for about 500, 17-35 2.8 for about 400....

Nope. Can't get there.

[PinecastleAAF]

The add is legit. Wish I had the spare cash right now.

[Chris Brame]

This thread has some photos:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... ht=4113285

Another thread had a link to some close-ups of it in a hangar (showing how the belly was patched up), but that link is kaput.

[bluehawk15]

Thanks for posting the text, TADan! Sounds like a good deal, if a museum wanted a static display. Given it's time under water, it would probably take well over $500,000 to get her airworthy.

I do hope someone gets her who can start a decent restoration.

[TonyM]

On June 6, 1944, the B-25C # 41-13285 was ditched in the lake after the pilot had buzzed the lake and collided with the water surface with both props. The pilot was unable to maintain flying speed and he ditched the airplane in the lake.


There is an accident report for this aircraft for those interested.

TonyM.

[Warbird Kid]

I believe this aircraft would probably need to be completely dismantled in order to locate all the major faults with the structure. Every time I saw a closeup of the aircraft, there was stability bars between the main landing gear. Does this hint towards the notion that the aircraft had a weak restoration?

[Rob Mears]

Wow, the Lake Greenwood Mitchell. I still have my issue of Warbirds International from 1986 or so with the story on that recovery. Other than the grime from the lake, I remember the plane looking very complete. They brought the whole thing up in one piece.