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I'm trying to find out more information on the B-25B/Mitchell that went down in Russia following ... |
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07-19-2006, 07:14 PM
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Hello!!
I'm trying to find out more information on the B-25B/Mitchell that went down in Russia following the Doolittle Raid in 1942. Specifically, I know what happened to the crew, but what happened with the aircraft? Was it taken somewhere and do any pictures of the aircraft exist? Is it still around at a museum somewhere?
Thank you very much for any assistance you can provide!!! | 
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07-22-2006, 07:53 PM
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Country: | I know what plane you're talking about. History says it was destroyed in a hanger fire in the late 40's, early 50's in the USSR. | |
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07-25-2006, 12:12 PM
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Country: | Of course that's what the russians will tell you... "uh, it broke. you can't have it back."
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07-26-2006, 08:20 PM
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08-22-2006, 07:00 PM
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08-22-2006, 07:48 PM
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| And so what if the Russians got ahold of a 1939 vintage design that was obsolescent in 1945.
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08-22-2006, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by syscom3 And so what if the Russians got ahold of a 1939 vintage design that was obsolescent in 1945. | The B-29 became obsolete when the first B-36s entered service....
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08-22-2006, 10:32 PM
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| I don't know if the B25 had the Norden but if it did, no doubt they would find it very interesting | |
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08-22-2006, 10:38 PM
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| I just remembered somehting.
In Lend lease, the Russians got lots of B25's. So whats the big deal?
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08-23-2006, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Glider I don't know if the B25 had the Norden but if it did, no doubt they would find it very interesting | The Doolittle raiders did not carry a Norden. Quote: |
Originally Posted by syscom3 I just remembered somehting.
In Lend lease, the Russians got lots of B25's. So whats the big deal? | Yep...
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