A Weekend of B-25 Mitchell Action in Kansas City (MKC)
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In late September of 2023, the Commemorative Air Force brought B-25J “Miss Mitchell” into Kansas City for a weekend event partnered with the TWA Museum. Throughout the weekend, I had the privilege to get numerous closeup angles with this historic beauty and even take a ride in this piece of history!
North American B-25 Mitchell serial number 44-29869 (now N27493) was one of 6,608 B-25s built at Kansas City’s Fairfax plant. This plant is now a General Motors plant, but when overflying the plant, you can still see the remnants of the Fairfax plant’s runways. Be on the lookout for that as you watch the video!
Timestamps on key moments and additional information are below. Enjoy!
Additional information:
- Aircraft Age: 80 years
- Operator: Commemorative Air Force
- Tail Number: N27493/44-29869
- Engines: 2x Wright R-2600 Radial Engines
- Location: Kansas City Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
Timestamps:
- External Engine Start (1): 0:25
- External Takeoff (1): 1:35
- Inside Takeoff: 2:50
- Nose Gun View: 4:02
- Overhead to Land: 4:50
- Fairfax Plant: 5:40
- Inside Landing: 6:25
- External Engine Start (2): 7:20
- External Takeoff (2): 8:33
- Taxi-in and Shutdown: 8:47
Пікірлер: 14
I REALLY enjoy seeing younger guys at the controls.
Excellent!!
@masonmccall6591
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
What a piece of machinery
@masonmccall6591
4 ай бұрын
Agreed! The Mitchell is a beautiful piece of aviation history.
I got to ride in a B-25 a few years ago, sat in the back. It was very loud inside.
This is where FDR shined by letting Dolittle Rade Japan.
This and the P-38L are my top picks for twin engine WW2 aircraft and also the Electra
@masonmccall6591
4 ай бұрын
The P-38 is a bucket list item for me! Never seen one in person.
4:25 that shot is of the old Fairfax airport in Kansas City Kansas just right across from MKC. In World War II, they built the B-25 Mitchell.
I was fortunate to sit in such a plane in the Bell laboratories in Buffalo. This same place was lost in a terrain following experiment later on.
@brianmerz6070
4 ай бұрын
I meant plane
If: the B-25 was launched off an aircraft carrier, and they were, could a similarly prepared P-38 also be launched at sea? Discuss... 😊
@masonmccall6591
4 ай бұрын
I believe it could! There's over 10,000 pounds difference between the P-38 and the B-25 in terms of gross weight. If the B-25s could be launched, the P-38s likely could too, if configured for carrier ops.