B-25 Champaign Gal Champaign Gal belongs to the Champaign Aviation Museum at Grimes Airfield in Urbana, OH where the B-25s were based for the at the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion in April 2012.. Many thanks to them for being such great hosts. They worked very hard along with Grimes Museum and the airport staff, management, and volunteers to hold a first class event. To see the nose art of all the B-25s at the reunion: B-25 Nose Art at the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion.
B-25 Nose Art at the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion Nose art was very popular with the flight and ground crews of fighters and bombers during WWII. The B-25s attending the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion in April, 2012 had a nice variety of nose art. There were 20 B-25s that attended the reunion, but you’ll see 21 nose art photos. So, what gives? Well, in WWII, some airplanes had nose art on only one side of the nose, others had the same basic art on both sides of the nose, a few had different art on each side of the nose, and a some had no nose art at all. Of the planes that attended the reunion, all had nose art, but one had different art on each side of its’ nose. For a first hand account of B-25 activities at the reunion, see B-25s at the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion.
Champaign Gal belongs to the Champaign Aviation Museum at Grimes Airfield in Urbana, OH where the B-25s were based for the reunion. Many thanks to them for being such great hosts. They worked very hard along with Grimes Museum and the airport staff, management, and volunteers to hold a first class event. To learn more about the Doolittle Raiders, visit their official web site: Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
The Heart of the Volunteer from Pearl Harbor; a musical score composed by Hans Zimmer.
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