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That's a shame Bill. I'm really concerned about my niece as she was driving. There were five in the Dodge Durango and I guess it stalled out on I-20, while moving down the interstate she tried to put in Neutral to restart and thinks she hit reverse. Vehicle went out of control and went head over heels though a field.Same from me,
it's never good to see a family member go this way.
A half brother died in a T-Bone accident in So. America.
Driving a co-worker to the AP to fly home to the States.
Don, be careful with this a/c and all depictions of it. "Bottoms Up II" on your photos shows an original OD/NG paint scheme. This a/c has a s/n 43-4082 and is a B-25J-1-NC. See the factory applied wave between the OD and NG camo. The field painted planes (e.g. Corsica) don't show such wave. This also explains the bare metal where the side pack guns were removed - they have been factory installed, but not used in the theatre.As the B-25J arrived, they came in natural metal finish. The 340th BG painted the upper surface in an OD but left the lower surface NMF. As the J models came from the factory with four the side mounted .50 guns and there was still and issue of fuselage stress from the muzzle flashes, and the 340th was not flying strafing missions, the guns were removed but in many cases not before the OD paint was applied. Thus the NMF cut out of the gun fairings. .
Don, be careful with this a/c and all depictions of it. "Bottoms Up II" on your photos shows an original OD/NG paint scheme. This a/c has a s/n 43-4082 and is a B-25J-1-NC. See the factory applied wave between the OD and NG camo. The field painted planes (e.g. Corsica) don't show such wave. This also explains the bare metal where the side pack guns were removed - they have been factory installed, but not used in the theatre.
This was NOT a NMF a/c. I wrote about NM and OD/NG camos in the thread of Bill and his B-25J. "Bottoms Up II" was lost in an accident (crash landing) on 3/18/45 on Corsica.
The replacement 6V was a B-25J-5-NC, had the s/n 43-27900, was a NMF a/c and survived until the end of the war. I'm not sure if it was given the name "Bottoms Up" at all.
The decal sheet mixes up the 2 a/cs. If you build the first one (OD/NG) it should have a different s/n (43-4082).
If you build the 43-27900 it has no OD on top, but zinc chromate on the empennage and nacelles. The tails are blue, because this was a former 319BG. a/c.
View attachment 538087
Above photo is from "B-25 Mitchel units in the MTO".
You might find several stories how the above 2 photos are of the same a/c and the factory paint was stripped down and zinc chromate has been used in some areas, because of corrosion. I think these are 2 different planes.
BTW the first "Bottoms Up" was a C-model if somebody wonders, B-25C-5, s/n 42-53471:
View attachment 538088
To make the things even more complicated the above a/c (the C-model) is sometimes connected with s/n 43-4082 (as the first "Bottoms Up II") which is not the case.
Don, be careful with this a/c and all depictions of it. "Bottoms Up II" on your photos shows an original OD/NG paint scheme. This a/c has a s/n 43-4082 and is a B-25J-1-NC. See the factory applied wave between the OD and NG camo. The field painted planes (e.g. Corsica) don't show such wave. This also explains the bare metal where the side pack guns were removed - they have been factory installed, but not used in the theatre.
This was NOT a NMF a/c. I wrote about NM and OD/NG camos in the Bill's thread and his B-25J. "Bottoms Up II" was lost in an accident (crash landing) on 3/18/45 on Corsica.
The replacement 6V was a B-25J-5-NC, had the s/n 43-27900, was a NMF a/c and survived until the end of the war. I'm not sure if it was given the name "Bottoms Up" at all.
The decal sheet mixes up the 2 a/cs. If you build the first one (OD/NG) it should have a different s/n (43-4082).
If you build the 43-27900 it has no OD on top, but zinc chromate on the empennage and nacelles. The tails are blue, because this was a former 319BG. a/c.
View attachment 538087
Above photo is from "B-25 Mitchel units in the MTO".
You might find several stories how the above 2 photos are of the same a/c and the factory paint was stripped down and zinc chromate has been used in some areas, because of corrosion. I think these are 2 different planes.
BTW the first "Bottoms Up" was a C-model if somebody wonders, B-25C-5, s/n 42-53471:
View attachment 538088
To make the things even more complicated the above a/c (the C-model) is sometimes connected with s/n 43-4082 (as the first "Bottoms Up II") which is not the case.
Super Info, THen the markings I have are OD over NG with the bare metal removed gun packs, but the wrong serial number, guess I have to find some serial numbers to swap around. I never trust the decal companies. Any info on the alternate 43-27653 Ruthie tail code 9C 489th BS 340th BG?
Can't, it weighs too much, near 34 lbsGreat info Yves. Don you might be interested in this, due in Julyish.........
1/48 USAAF B-25D Mitchell Pacific Theatre Model Kit
North American B-25D, Academy 12328 (2019)