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The bombing of Pearl Harbor forced the Pacific Clipper's crew of 12 to make a dangerous - and historic - detour from their scheduled flight plan.
How the B-25 Mitchell Bomber Became a World War II Legend Nicknamed “Billy’s Bomber” and “The Sweetheart of the Services,” the Mitchell was beloved by pilots because of its ability to wreak havoc on enemy targets. Here's What You Need to Know: The North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber proved a versatile combat platform in all theaters. Little more than four months after the disastrous attack on Pearl Harbor, America went on the offensive against Japan with one of the boldest and best remembered bomber raids of World War II. Led by Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle and...
The World War II-era B-25 bomber flew over Twin Cities area cemeteries Monday in what is becoming a Memorial Day tradition in Minnesota.
1959 Grumman HU-16 Albatross Left Search and Rescue Behind, Looking to Retire 7 Feb 2021, 8:20 UTC · by With 5,710 hours total time since new, this 1959 Grumman HU-16 Albatross is no youngster. Its age – 62 years old – also point to the fact that this plane is an old-timer. But as often is the case with old airplanes, age is not necessarily a problem. 7 photos The Grumman Albatross as a family of flying machines had its first flight all the way back in 1947. It entered production two years later, and kept rolling off the assembly lines until 1961. During that time, almost 500 of th...
DC-3 Christmas Lights Flights Are a Texas Christmas Tradition DC-3 Christmas Lights Flights Are a Texas Christmas Tradition The writer of the popular Christmas poem, “ T’was The Night Before Christmas,” describes his awe as ‘ol St. Nick descends from the night sky and arrives “ with such a clatter” to herald the arrival of Christmas. This poem has long been a Christmas tradition. In the skies over Ft. Worth, Texas, during the month of December, there is a new tradition that lets the good citizens know that Christmas is on its way. It is the sound of two throaty radial engines dron...