In late September of 2023, the Commemorative Air Force brought B-25J “Miss Mitchell” into Kansas City for a weekend event partnered with the TWA Museum. Throughout the weekend, I had the privilege to get numerous closeup angles with this historic beauty and even take a ride in this piece of history!
North American B-25 Mitchell serial number 44-29869 (now N27493) was one of 6,608 B-25s built at Kansas City’s Fairfax plant. This plant is now a General Motors plant, but when overflying the plant, you can still see the remnants of the Fairfax plant’s runways. Be on the lookout for that as you watch the video!
Timestamps on key moments and additional information are below. Enjoy!
Additional information:
- Aircraft Age: 80 years
- Operator: Commemorative Air Force
- Tail Number: N27493/44-29869
- Engines: 2x Wright R-2600 Radial Engines
- Location: Kansas City Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
Timestamps:
- External Engine Start (1): 0:25
- External Takeoff (1): 1:35
- Inside Takeoff: 2:50
- Nose Gun View: 4:02
- Overhead to Land: 4:50
- Fairfax Plant: 5:40
- Inside Landing: 6:25
- External Engine Start (2): 7:20
- External Takeoff (2): 8:33
- Taxi-in and Shutdown: 8:47
21 янв 2024
