Patrick Mihalek News Today

Some of the parts for rebuilding the B-25 bomber were recovered from a plane that was shot down in Italy in 1945.

Some of the parts for rebuilding the B-25 bomber were recovered from a plane that was shot down in Italy in 1945.

Some of the parts for rebuilding the B-25 bomber were recovered from a plane that was shot down in Italy in 1945.

Some of the parts for rebuilding the B-25 bomber were recovered from a plane that was shot down in Italy in 1945.

Pat Epps donates Link Trainer project to the Warbirds of Glory Museum, which is raising funds to transport the item from Georgia to their home base in Michigan

A few days ago, Volatus Infrastructure, LLC announced that it has chosen to support the Warbirds of Glory Museum; its first charitable cause. As most readers will know, this museum and its band of highly skillful, teenage volunteers, is in the process of restoring B-25J Mitchell 44-30733, lovingly referred to as the Sandbar Mitchell due to the airframe having spent many years marooned on a spit of sand in an Alaskan river.

WWII Rosie the Riveter, Mary Lou White, helps build Sandbar Mitchell instrument panel - revisiting her work for North American during WWII

One of our goals at WarbirdsNews/Warbird Digest is to share stories of organizations promoting education and inspiration to the next generation of aviators, maintainers, engineers, and aviation professionals in general. We periodically follow the signs of progress of Patrick Mihalek with the KittyHawk Academy/Warbirds of Glory Museum,  Cascade Warbirds, NWOC's "20 under 40" and several other initiatives under the "Education"  tag.