Why America’s B-25G Mitchell Was Almost More Tank Than Bomber
But when the U.S. Army Air Force procured the B-25G Mitchell, it had a very different mission in mind sinking ships at sea.
Here s What You Need to Remember: Strafing by aircraft with heavy .50 caliber machine guns had proven effective in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, so the following B-25H ‘Strafer’ model (1000 built) featured even more of them. These
quadrupled the pilots forward-firing firepower with four nose-mounted .50-caliber machine guns, two more forward-firing M2s mounted in one or two blisters on both sides of the fuselage.
African-American Museum marks Black History Month
Vicki Bennington For The Telegraph
Feb. 16, 2021
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Unique exhibits fill the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum in Springfield, Illinois. The museum is located at 1440 Monument Ave., in Springfield. For more details visit www.spiaahm.org or call 217-391-6323. Show MoreShow Less
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SPRINGFIELD What started with a project to record the history and contributions of African-Americans in the Springfield community, soon grew into The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum.
Due to the Oral History Project’s success, the museum was founded in 2012 by Doug King and Barbara “Babs” Dickerman on Washington Street in Springfield. Since then, the museum has grown and moved to 1440 Monument Ave. And though the physical building is closed right now, due to COVID-19, it is still sponsoring or offering information in celebration of Black History Mont
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greg: very fight fringe. katie: scary. about to release 330-pound robot or this one weighs 330 pounds. they are also going to release a new robot dog that does not weigh 330 pounds. they are saying it can run uphill and climb stairs. greg: katie, whether a do you suggest we do with the robots. katie: don t teach it curse words. jesse: put a little dana leash on that dog. run away. greg: i was at port clinton, ohio over the weekend a group of veterans got together to fly in a b-25, the same exact airplane that general do little flew bombing japan. they flew with the flags from their own dads. dana: oh my gosh. geraldo: vietnam veterans or world war ii veterans. the plane itself is meticulously maintained. it s as old as i am. 75 years old.
there could be no greater privilege than to serve as your commander in chief. i pledge my unwaivering support for you, your families and your missions. i will always have your back. i will always under all circumstances, you ll be coming back here and i will always have your back and i want to just tell you that our country is doing really, really well. no matter wr you look, the economy is blazing. and on every front, we re doing well and we do have challenges, but we will handle those challenges. believe me. you re part of a new and a truly great generation. two days ago, a spoke with lieutenant colonel dick call who served as the co-pilot of the lead b-25 bomb er pilot and piloted by lieutenant colonel