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North American B-25C-5 Mitchell 42-53367 based at Mather AAF on 4, March 1943 escorted by North American AT-6A-NA Texan 41-541.
41-541 (MSN 77-4580) 335th School Squadron (Navigator School), Mather Field, Sacramento, CA. Damaged landing at Ventura County Airport, Oxnard, CA 9 Aug 1942. Damaged in collision with AT-6A 41-492 taxying at Sacramento Municipal Airport, CA 28 Sept 1942. Damaged when ground looped landing at Cal-Aero Field, Ontario, CA 5 Oct 1942.

The "finger type" flame damper exhaust stacks caught my eye. According to b-25history.org, that's unique to the 162 Mitchells produced as B-25C-5-NA. What is interesting is that this production block is listed as having been dedicated to the Netherlands; Baugher says the block was swapped to permit earlier deliveries.

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"Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves."

Interesting view of the retracted belly turret.

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Defending Stearmans on WIX since Jeff started badmouthing them back in 2005.

The exhausts caught my eye was well. I've seen at least one photo of a B-25C with that style exhaust in North Africa.

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