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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
B-25 and other war birds
You may want to go here and read what the person who posted this video to youtube has to say about the history of this video clip, along with a few words about the planes. To do this, click the arrow to the right of the description about the video to read the full text. The comments are also interesting.
I believe that the planes that you will see in the beginning of the vieoe, in order are:
TBM Avenger
Vought F4U Corsair
Grumman F4F Wildcat
B-25s
1. Pacific Princess. More information on the Pacific Princess may be found here.
2. Heavenly Body
3. In the Mood
The fighter at about 9:20 in is a F-14 Tomcat.
The plane near the end (9:55 in) is a C-130 with JATO jet assist on take-off.
Enjoy!
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