| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 41-12624 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Version: | North American B-25C Mitchell |
| C/n (msn): | 82-5259 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Birmingham - Shuttlesworth InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Alabama, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBHM IATA: BHM Local: BHM Other: - |
| Collection: | Southern Museum of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 6 November 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 214872 |
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On April 4th, 1943 this B-25 took off from Colombia AAB, SC for a routine skip-bombing practice over Lake Murray. The left engine failed at 500 ft whilst on the bombing run and, as they were too low to bail out, the captain carried out a forced landing on the lake. Fortunately, the crew could evacuate safely before the plane sank. It was raised 62 years later and eventually will be placed on display in the condition it was found on the lake bed. At the time of my visit the nose section restoration was complete. This was the 200th B-25C off the production line and the 3rd oldest surviving. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 February 2020, and has since been viewed 1081 times. |