A Girl Poses for a Photograph the Cockpit of the North American B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber "Grumpy" (N88972)

            The North American B-25 “Mitchell” was a versatile medium bomber, used by many countries during and after World War II. It was the only type of aircraft to complete bombing missions in all theaters of the war. More than 10,000 were built.

This B-25D was built in 1943. It started service as a trainer for US Army Air Force pilots. In 1944, it was transferred to the Royal Air Force as part of the Lend-Lease program and was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force as a trainer for B-24 Liberator crews. After the war the plane was at various times in storage, serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force, and fighting forest fires. After its active service, while being restored it was purchased by a British museum and painted in Royal Air Force markings. Later the plane was purchased by Historic Flight in the United States.

This plane honors a B-25 named Grumpy that flew over 100 missions with the Royal Air Force during World War II.
 
In 1918, Great Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) was founded, making it the first independent air force in the world. To celebrate the RAF’s 100th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum hosted The Great British Fly-In at its the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The event included historic and modern aircraft and other vehicles, reenactors, lectures, and performances. Not all aircraft planned for the event were able to participate. Planes that did participate included a Lancaster, a B-25 Mitchell, and a Boeing P-8 Poseidon.

Taken in: United States / Virginia / Chantilly (show map)

Taken on: April 15, 2018

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