B-25 Devil Dog Walkaround
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2020
- Beth Jenkins gives us a detailed Walkaround tour of the CAF's B-25 Devil Dog.
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Fantastic plane. I love that it is somewhat local and I see it from time to time.
Beth sold me a Devil Dog shirt at Oshkosh a few years ago. Thank You Beth.
That is my Highschool Mascot and we had to learn why we we're the "Develodogs". Thank you Coach Bolin R.I.P
I saw this plane in a hanger at the CAF headquarters in 1981 or 1982, in Harlingen Texas.
It made an impression on me, and even though it did not fly that day, I walked around her and took pictures.
I hope my Mom still has them.
We drove 7 hrs to Harlingen, and it was an overwhelming experience to see these warbirds up close.
I never forgot Devil Dog, and it would be such an experience to see her again and see her fly.
Thanks for all that you do, much respect.
The signatures in the bomb bay were particularly cool.
"How many guns do you want?"
"YES!"
GREAT JOB BETH PRESENTING AND TAKING CARE OF THIS VERY BEAUTIFUL WARBIRD!!!
I've been inside this bird, at Pilot's Choice Aviation. Miss Jenkins was a wonderful person, as was everyone else at the school
Nice tour, thank you. Seeing "Texas Raiders" in the background once you got up in the cockpit sure made me sad.
Great video! Pretty airplane. I saw it at Oshkosh in 1998, got to climb in and take a look around.
I was lucky enough to have flown in this fine plane years ago in Urbana, OH. What a flight it was!!!
Saw this plane in Urbana Ohio maybe 10 years ago I believe. Being a Marine I have a few pics of it somewhere.
Excellent video. You can tell she loves this bird. Thank you...
Marvellous aircraft indeed.
If you've ever seen the movie "The wages of fear" (1953) they used trucks to transport TNT/Nitro Glycerine around South America, so stringing it it between bungee straps and flying it out is actually a safer and quicker way to transport it.
I have heard a different story behind "the whole nine yards". The average cement truck has a capacity of about nine cubic yards. One would pour "the whole nine yards" into a form.
But as with so many urban legends and old adages, there are probably numerous origin stories. Makes it fun either way.
Cool version of the B-25, btw. I saw one PBJ-1J back in 1979 when I was at the CAF facility in Harlingen, TX. That one did not have all the .50s mounted to it as this one does.
Can you imagine the racket when these dozen guns were fired, and the mayhem on the ground for those who had to endure all those slugs hitting the area? As somebody int he Pacific probably said at some point during the war who either flew these things or serviced them: "Sheeit man, ya'll kin really tear some shit up wif all these machine guns. What a blast, man. No better fun to have wif yer clothes on than that. Sheeit."
The 8 in the nose and 2 each side were unauthorized field modifications. They experimented with up to 12 (yes, twelve) nose guns. That didn't work very well as the cockpit was soon filled with thick smoke and cordite. The wing rockets were also field mods. The rockets were used only a very brief time because they found the rockets were burning off the control surfaces. Low level (literally tree top) was used for bomb runs. Following aircraft would return with shrapnel or significant damage so the idea of parachutes on the bombs was developed. Even with delayed timers, a bomb sometimes would bounce into the flight path of following aircraft. Parabomblets (anti-personnel with parachutes) was another unauthorized field mod. The brass made a stink about the continual modifications but since the mods mostly worked they quieted down and pretty much left the pilots and crew chiefs alone. All of this work was done in Papua New Guinea. It was there that the Spooky gunship was first developed. Courageous men.
My great uncle, (Robert E."Bob," Morris), was a B-25 pilot in Papua New Guinea. I wish I knew how to track down more information about him or his squadron. I have an old b/w photo of him in his uniform. I actually had 10 great uncles who fought in WWII...several pilots, a flight engineer, and covering all branches of the military. I commented to you because you mentioned Papua New Guinea...thought you might give me some information. Thanks! (I'll do some research on the Spooky).
Only thing that can outgun it is the Dornier D0-217n with 8 20mm cannon and 4 machine guns
@@valeriegriner5644 It is so sad how the SWPA theater gets so much disrespect. They were liberating a major U.S. territory that was captured by Japan called the Philippines. People always forget that it was our moral duty to liberate U.S. territory as fast as possible.
That was great! Thank you
Nice! Thanks Erik.
Rich.
Thirty seconds over Tokyo is the best movie displaying the b25.and was made during ww2
Great video, thanks
When Beth Jenkins says open the bomb bay doors...zero delay, dudes move and doors open. There is a very real reason why she is in command. Great tour, Air Boss. You may not remember us, but we remember you. Hope to see you running the CTAS again someday soon.
Loved it!
What a Bird,and the planes great too..In my "Rusted-state" I pushed myself to explore f/ nose to tailgunner ,the flight in "Executive Suite" Still a Hi-light thanks, CAF & you for All that you do for History & Aviation
Thank you Ma'am for this amazing presentation and what a beautiful plane. I would love to see this in person and its a dream to fly in a warbird (hopefully I will get to an airshow when the Koof is done). I love the Mitchell, F4U, A-26, F6F, P47, P61 and A1D (all my favs except for the Mitchell and Skyraider all use the 2800 Dbl Wasp...coincidence??)
As a retired Marine the nose art makes me smile.
Semper Fi..
Edit: when she said Doolittle raiders it took my breath away and I choked up, true patriots and so much sacrifice.
Concur sir on all...and a retired Jarhead too.... Semper Fi!!😁🙏
OUTSTANDING. ! ! ! 👍👍😎🏆
B-25J-30-NC SN 44-86758. June '45. My Grandfather was her navigator Im told. he always told me.. he was lucky. I understand why.
Incredible knowledge and a wonderful presentation, I am amazed the CAF has so many aircraft, I’d love to know how you fund them.
That plane's hangar is at my home airport!
This was a brilliant presentation. So impressed with how much the pilot knows about the aircraft and it's history. I really did laugh though when you climbed through the hatch and showed that red handle right next to the yellow handle....
Would be great if you could work out a walk around with Tootsie! She hasn't flown since at least 2015 or longer, but I think is still in Reno. I am building a 1/8th scale RC version and would love to see some details from 360 as all I have of pictures from the pilots side.
Beautiful airplane, I flew in the b25 tondelayo, owned and operated by the collings foundation. Best day of my entire life. She had the bombardier nose though.
Control surfaces were not cloth because of material shortage. Control surfaces were cloth because a bullet would create a clean, flat hole. Metal control surfaces would potentially sustain greater damage and deformation which could create greater problems for air flow than if it were cloth. Cloth surfaces were also much easier to to repair.
I’ve heard both but I agree with your point
@@ErikJohnston I’ve heard the material shortage idea also(other than this video)…but control surfaces were less than 5% of the overall aluminum skin needed for the aircraft. Theres no way that the USAAF was concerned about the material saved via control surfaces being cloth.
Thanks for making these videos! Hopefully you can get do walkaround(and inside) of a b-36 peacemaker one day!
@@HE-162
I want to do a B-36 so bad. I love that plane
@@ErikJohnston they are truly out of this world! Hard to fathom they were capable of getting airborne. Definitely one of the most interesting and impressive aircraft of all time. Hopefully you can get the chance!
Fabric covered control surfaces are lighter than metal clad ones….they were easier to balance, and easier to repair…
But could it cut a boat in half?
Really great to see a video about this great plane! This video has a strangely low view count compared to the other walkarounds on this channel, but I guess it's because the plane isn't as famous as the others, but it should have more! Unfortunately the presenter in this one isn't as good as the others, she's lacking some of the enthusiasm the others have and doesn't know the plane and the history as well as the others, she made some clear mistakes like for example why the control surfaces are fabric instead of metal etc. I'm sure she can fly the plane very well though.
I love this lady.
I was outside earlier today Monday August 9, 2021 and I heard a plane that sounded different from the others, looked for and it and saw a what looked to be a warbird, according to flight aware the Devil Dog flew over my house in East Texas. Very unique sound from all other aircraft that fly out of airport near my house.
It's PBJ time!🍌
If I had the resources I would find and restore every WW2 fighter and bomber that could be saved . Love those WW2 era planes . My father was a wounded PFC and used to tell stories about the planes he'd see in the sky . He especially liked the P-47 and what it did to the damage it caused to the Germans and their equipment on the ground . He also talked about after being wounded and being transported on a C-47 and worrying about being shot down by a 109 or a FW-190 .
Confederate Air Force before they caved
30 seconds over tokyo🇺🇸
Always get a walk around from the crew Chief they know more than the pilots
That goes both ways. Typically the crew chiefs can’t explain what it’s like to fly the aircraft. But they normally know more details about the aircraft
Cool woman, cool job, cool plane.