B25 Forward Gun

How Boot That!

Date taken: Saturday 23rd August 2003 Location: Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison Airport, 4572 Claire Chennault, Addison, Texas, USA.

Latitude: 32.97489 °N, Longitude: 96.79563 °W. Map

Brief description: The star of the museum, a B25 Mitchell Bomber, named after Gen. Billy Mitchell. "How Boot That!" is perhaps one of the most original flying B-25 anywhere in the world. Constructed in Kansas City, Kansas, the Army Air Force accepted her in August 1944. Assigned to the 380th Bomb Squadron, 310th Bomb Group, 57th Bomb Wing, seeing action over Italy , Austria and the former Yugoslavia. The photo shows the forward gun turret.

Camera: Nikon F80. Lens: Nikkor 35-80mm f 4-5.6. Shutter speed: 1/125. Aperture: f/4.

Film: Fuji Provia ISO 100.


© Steve C Thompson

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