A Gathering of Eagles

BySteeljawscribe

…Well, Mitchells more precisely…

Forty B-25’s gather in celebration of the 6th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo.
(h/t Rich R.)

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  2. Pretty sweet. I didn’t realize that there were so many flyable B-25’s around.

  3. I wish I had known about this in advance, I’m driving distance from Dayton, OH…I’m fairly certain that’s where this is. I think I see the USAF museum in the background in some shots.

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