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2010 Air Shows |
Grimes Field B-25 Gathering
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Location: Grimes
Municipal Airport, Urbana, Ohio |
Admission: FREE |
Parking: Free
on site |
| Value: Excellent |
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The
Grimes Gathering of B 25s on April 15 and 16, was not an air show
but a staging of 17 B-25s in preparation for their flight to the
Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio where they would perform a ceremonial
fly over honouring the veterans from "Doolittle's Raiders".
The Grimes Municipal Airport is located in Urbana, Ohio. Two P
51s also flew in, Gentleman Jim and Old Crow. |
A
lot of spectators attended thee vent. For a small fee, they could
crawl through some of them and learn how cramped the spaces are
inside a B-25. In addition to ramp inspections, several
B25s were selling rides.
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The highlight of the event
was the formation flying involving Panchito as lead, Axis Nightmare
as number two and Wild Cargo in the number three position of an
echelon right formation with the P 51s flying escort. We will probably
not see these aircraft gathered again. Volunteers from the Champaign
Air Museum ( http://www.champaignaviationmuseum.org)
especially Mike Wallace, provided extraordinary support for
the show and media representatives."
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The
participating 25's were:
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Yankee Warrior
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| Miss Mitchell |
| Maid in the shade |
| Wild Cargo |
| Pacific Princess |
| The Yellow Rose |
| Devil Dog |
| Lady Luck |
Betts Dream
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| Axis Nightmare |
Miss
Hap |
Show
Me
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Panchito |
Take
Off Time
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Briefing
Time |
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Rating:
Since it was not an air show per say, it will not be rated, apart from saying
it was an excellent once in a life time experience.
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Review and
photos by Andrew. J. Warren |
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