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Posted by Dave on Mon Feb 03, 2003 12:52:06 AM

In reply top Doolittle B-25 data plate posted by Rob Rohr on Sat Feb 01, 2003 08:32:06 AM

Some more on this from my Russian friend ..... the whole thing is veeery interesting !

Dave

"Who was the members of a group of US wreck searchers - Mr.Kurilchyk or who?
If it was Mr.Kurilchyk - those group not found any B-25 - only small
unidentified wrecks! I am never heard about any other group and any other US
wreck searchers B-25 at Russia.

I know exactly that some small parts from Doolittle plane was found at
Novorossia airfield some time ago. Old airplane mechanic confirm that it was
parts from "American bomber which landing with American crew at 1942".
Another confirmation was not present.

If guys from USAFM see any photos of dataplate - where those photos now?
Some photos I send to a collector - may be it was the same? But my photos
was from another B-25 - not from Doolittle plane!

My personal opinion (and it is confirm by documents from archive) that
Doolittle's B-25 was used at Russian Far East Air Command and at 1950s
airplane was destroy (disassembled) because its resources was ended.

I think that Doolittle plane never bombing Berlin. Because Berlin was
bombing at B-25 only after 1944 and it was B-25 from 45 Guard Heavy-bomber
Division. There was not present Doolittle plane at this Division.

I agree that war veteran B-25 airframes still extant in the Vladivostok area.... [edited by me ]

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