And THEN! by debbielove

Photography • Aviation • posted on Jan 04, 2015

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Greetings Folks, RAF Museum, Hendon, Bomber Hall and sitting quietly now is this aircraft.. A North American TB-25 J, it was built in 1944 in Kansas City, it went straight to Training Units in the U.S. which probebly saved its skin to be honest... So began a long and as you will see, very famous history.. It finally went to storge from USAF Training groups, in Jan 1959, the very last B-25 was retired in Dec 1959.. From there, it was sold on and became a Fire Bomber, it flew as this until 1966! Then the moment that made it different! It was then sold to Filmways Inc, Hollywood.. They were collecting B-25's for the uncoming film Catch 22.. And so she became 'Hot Pants'.. But, it did not end there.. more fame was heading its way.. It flew to England, another big Hollwood film was looming.. Hanover Square.. She became 'Marvellous Miriam'.. During this film, she may have become the last B-25 EVER to bomb in 'anger'! This was 1978.. Little Rissington was used to portray an `enemy' airfield, which was duly `bombed' by the B-25s, which were fitted with bomb racks and stores at Little Rissington. Then in 1983, after filming she became part of the RAF Collection.. Enjoy Rob

Comments (13)

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giulband

8:49AM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Good documentation !!

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bebopdlx

10:29AM | Sun, 04 January 2015

One of my favorite planes. Nice shot and info Rob.

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steelrazer

10:42AM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Thanks Rob. It's one of my favorites also, ever since I saw it in the movie "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" when I was a kid. Great info too.

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Faemike55

11:12AM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Beautiful photo and marvelous and fascinating history

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magnus073

12:28PM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Great work on a very cool capture, Rob.

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jayfar

1:00PM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Thanks for the incredible history Rob and this is a super shot.

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taliesin86001

2:04PM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Thanks for the history, Rob. I remember seeing "Catch 22" but I don't think I ever saw the other movie. I'll have to try and find it.

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neiwil

3:12PM | Sun, 04 January 2015

1944 to 1978....that's 34 years! one hell of a 'bomb run'......and then they hit a British airfield :-) LoL!! I'm saying nothing.... Great plane and a couple of great movies, not to mention a first class Museum.

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Buffalo1

3:25PM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Fine nose shot of the most versatile USAAF bomber of WWII. Looks like a Heinkel 162 next door. Hopefully you got a good pic of that one, too!

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blinkings

5:15PM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Thanks for the info on this old gal Rob.

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RodS

8:38PM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Ah, another Kansas City lady who found fame and fortune! A lovely portrait of her, Rob! Good to see she's still in excellent shape! The factory where the B25s were built is actually still in use as a GSA facility.

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goodoleboy

9:32PM | Sun, 04 January 2015

Shades of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo in this marvelous capture of the Billy Mitchell bomber, mate. These beauties had taken off from the deck of an aircraft carrier. I like the POV, composition, deep depth and detail in this super shot of the storied aircraft and its environment.

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