B25 Engine Startup and Takeoff Video in HD

[airboatr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh2giatN ... r_embedded ..in 720p
taken in 07 at the VNA Airshow in Stuart, Fl at Witham Field.
On board were 3 of Doolittle Raiders , Ed Horton, Tom Griffin, and Dick Cole (who was PIC) on this flight .. at ninety two years young.
Tom Reilly owner of the aircraft was Co-pilot
Ed passed away 1 year and 16 days after this flight
Tom and Dick is still alive . both still sharing the history of one of the gutsiest missions in the annals of war.

Edit
a photo of Dick before the flight.




yours truly with Tom and the Raiders.

[DaveB]

Nice bit of film Joe

ATB

DaveB

[FlyTexas]

Neat video. Thanks for sharing it Joe. After all these years it's still hard to believe that they were actually able to launch B-25's off a carrier.

Brian