The PV-1 Ventura was a great plane but I think the B25 was used because it could take off with a full load in a shorter space. The PV-1 was superseded by the PV-2 mainly due to this fact.

Retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole is the last living Doolittle Raider.
God bless him

I gave mine to a grandson.

4 of the B-25s flew around my house and I saw them.  Heard the B0nes but didn't see them.

I was fortunate enough to meet and talk with Lt. Col. Dick Cole on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor a few months ago.

It was an honor.

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Hello neighbor!

Here's my video of the B-25 Mitchells at take off.

I always find interesting that of the thousands, in some cases like  rifles millions of weapons that were produced to fight the war so few of them exist today.

Thanks for sharing these!

Heres my quick video of the B-1Bs.

Like I said before, they showed up from out of nowhere and I almost completely missed them.

They were much lower than I thought they would be and .9 MACH is freakin fast!

The sound was amazing! They were pretty much silent until they were almost overhead, then some of the loudest machines Ive ever heard!

Thanks for the pictures

Dammit I was in Dayton today on business but I couldn't get over to Wright Pat.

There are some really cool websites out there that have some great detail about the post war salvage / scrap effort.  Sad in some ways, but in many ways the recycled materials of those war machines helped fuel industry and economy growth in the post war years.

https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2017/02/20/cleaning-up-after-wwii/


OP, thanks for the pictures and info.  Just pissed off my wife by blaring the B1 flyover in my speakers.  

that is my dream to see something like that in real life

Last one.

From a few days ago, they flew over my house.

I was there, and it was awesome, in the original sense of the word.

I set up right at the fence behind Memorial Park, and had a fine if distant view of the runway. I had to shoot pictures through the fence, but was pleased with the results. Just the sight of the magnificent aircraft taxiing and taking flight, followed by them flying by in the tribute formation and then The Missing Man kept a lump in my throat the whole time.



















in formation



Missing Man



Strolling through the Memorial Park is a moving experience. To read the many memorials that commemorate individuals, units, and events leaves you grateful for the many that sacrificed so much for freedom.



I wanted to shoot video of the B1 pass, but they snuck up on me; I was facing the other direction in salute while Taps was sounded, and turned just in time to see them roar overhead. :)

One more observation: after the B25 formations flew over, the crowd near the fence turned and headed back to Memorial Park to watch the service. At that moment, the band began to play the National Anthem, and the crowd stopped in their tracks and removed their hats or saluted if they were in uniform. It was almost as though a switch had been flipped - I've never seen anything like it. Crowds at events like this can be crass and boorish, but not this crowd. It was a wonderful tribute.