PBJ-1J Mitchell Bomber B-25 "Semper Fi"

[Jade_Monkey]

Youtube just suggested this and I really enjoyed it.

 

After sitting in a real P-47 cockpit a few weeks back (i even got to close the canopy!) I can imagine the feeling of being in the B-25.

I do hope one day it will be flyable in BoBP or as a premium plane (to be fair).

 

 

[Docjonel]

I thought PBJ stood for Peanut Butter and Jelly...

 

The Collings Foundation does offer flights on its B-25 Tondelayo. 

https://www.collingsfoundation.org/aircrafts/north-american-b-25-mitchell/

 

I've been up on their B-17G Nine o' Nine and it was worth every penny:

 

[angus26]

1 hour ago, Docjonel said:

I've been up on their B-17G Nine o' Nine and it was worth every penny:

I went to see them this year, but didn’t fly, however I did fly about 10 years ago in the thing. I got the same exact picture as you when I was there last. 

[Jade_Monkey]

On 9/1/2018 at 10:15 AM, Docjonel said:

I thought PBJ stood for Peanut Butter and Jelly...

 

The Collings Foundation does offer flights on its B-25 Tondelayo. 

https://www.collingsfoundation.org/aircrafts/north-american-b-25-mitchell/

 

I've been up on their B-17G Nine o' Nine and it was worth every penny:

 

 

 

Wow!

 

Are these in Stow MA? I know the foundation is there but are all the planes there? their website is a bit ambiguous on that.

Edited September 4, 2018 by Jade_Monkey

[BraveSirRobin]

3 minutes ago, Jade_Monkey said:

 

Wow!

 

Are these in Stowe MA? I know the foundation is there but are all the planes there? their website is a bit ambiguous on that.

 

The B-17 and B-24 are based in Florida in the winter.  I’m pretty sure they’re in New Smyrna Beach.  

[Docjonel]

7 hours ago, Jade_Monkey said:

 

Wow!

 

Are these in Stow MA? I know the foundation is there but are all the planes there? their website is a bit ambiguous on that.

 

It's called The Wings of Freedom Tour. It's likely nearing it's end for this year. 

The schedule for the remaining stops is here:

https://www.collingsfoundation.org/events/category/wings-of-freedom-tour/map/

 

The 30 minute flight on the B-25 is $400. As I said, I went on the B-17 and it was worth every penny!

 

 

 

 

[Jade_Monkey]

Awesome! Plenty of events near me! Thanks a lot.

Edited September 4, 2018 by Jade_Monkey

[Cybermat47]

Damn, I really have to visit the states some time.

[Docjonel]

14 hours ago, Jade_Monkey said:

Awesome! Plenty of events near me! Thanks a lot.

 

Great! Let us know if you get to go up. The insides of these planes, even the B-17's and B-24's, are so tight you wonder how any aircrew got out when they went down. ?

 

13 hours ago, PB_Cybermat47 said:

Damn, I really have to visit the states some time.

 

Aussies are always welcome. Let us know if you should head in this direction. I'm East Coast USA about equidistant between New York and Boston (2 hours to either).

 

More shots I took of the B-17 in flight: