eBay: North American B-25 Mitchell

[Wurger]

Great! THX for posting.

 

[CATCH 22]

Great! THX for posting.

And the last two for today.
This is the second Mitchell I. (B-25B) FK162 in her original camo and markings:

And one more time the camouflaged FK161:

One may see the differences in the appearance of the 2 a/cs: the second photo has been taken later than the first one - the fin flash (barely visible behind the wing) is from the later type.
Cheers!

 

[Wurger]

I agree. Undoubtedly the fin flash is of the later type with the white strip reduced to the narrow one.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Why am I getting a suspicious vibe from this photo?

It just looks too good/clean but I believe now that it was just a bout of schizophrenia.

 

[nuuumannn]

These are two different a/cs: the top is B-25B (Mitchel I) and the second is B-25C (Mitchell II) - note the open and covered tail skid.

Yup, the top one is FK165 and the lower one with the P marking is FL191, both taken at Boscombe Down. Although not prototypes as such, the P marking was added to foreign types if there was no Air Ministry Pilot's Notes for the specific make or mark of aircraft being trialled.

This is the second Mitchell II. (B-25B) FK162 in her original camo and markings:

I'm sure it's a typo from what you've posted here, but FK162 was the second RAF Mitchell I.

 

[CATCH 22]

I'm sure it's a typo from what you've posted here, but FK162 was the second RAF Mitchell I.

Oh, yes, it is!
Mea culpa!
I changed it in the original post so nobody gets it wrong in the future.
Thank you!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[nuuumannn]

I changed it in the original post so nobody gets it wrong in the future.

No worries mate, you're on point anyways and I knew it was a typo.

 

[Snautzer01]

Original WW2 Nose Art Photograph Damaged B-25 Mitchell Pacific Theatre | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[CATCH 22]

Original WW2 Nose Art Photograph Damaged B-25 Mitchell Pacific Theatre | eBay
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I believe this is the same a/c as above, but in better times - a modified B-25G from the 38-th BG., 822-nd BS. "Black Panthers" :

 

[CATCH 22]

Wrong thread!
See my post # 357 here: B-25 weapons thread

 

[Snautzer01]

Original photo B-25 nose art 30,000th North American Airplane 345th BG crashed | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

B25 Mitchell with Sharks Mouth Nose Art China 1944 WWII Print 4x6* | eBay

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

WWII USAAF B-24H MICHELL GUNSHIP BOMBERS DRAGON HEAD NOSE ART ON PLANES | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

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[Wurger]

 

[CATCH 22]

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Very nice shots of those "Crusaders" (42-th BG., 13-th AAF). The last a/c (no camo) is B-25J-27, s/n 44-30285. Note that the original s/n is still visible after the second one with bigger numbers (characteristic for the "Crusaders") has been applied.

And a "Crusader"- tail in bigger detail (different a/c):

The first photo is from the "The Crusaders a history of the 42nd Bombardment Group (M)" - downloadable for free, just follow the link.
The second photo is from here.