Paul,
Were you at W-PAFB? When I arrived there, in the summer of 1951, there were
a number of B-25s on the Wright Field side, used by rated crews to get in
their time each month. That is where I first encountered their unique
sound.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Paul Laughlin" <pelaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Piaggio Propulsion Details
> The B-25 was really loud, too. Caused, as I remember, by the fact that
> it had straight exhaust stacks. I flew, as a passenger, on one in '48
> from Ohio to California and back.
> Paul in Portland OR
>
> On 5/9/2012 11:25 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> I'm not familiar with that model by Beech. The two airplanes that best
>> demonstate a rattling sound when passing closeby are the B-25 Mitchell,
>> of
>> Jimmy Doolittle fame, and the T-28 trainer, both powered by radial
>> engines.
>>
>
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