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It is here, the penultimate batch of Inside the Cockpit’s from last years USA trip. There are really special ones in this list for you to enjoy, some of my favourites in fact. Above, you can find the link to a beautiful restored and flightworthy B-25 Mitchell bomber. Beyond that, I’ve got three episodes on some warbird classics right here:

SBD Dauntless | Inside the Cockpit: https://youtu.be/3WbLtligsT8

P-47D Thunderbolt | Inside the Cockpit: https://youtu.be/VxWKOHPPNlM

P-38 Lightning | Inside the Cockpit: https://youtu.be/7eS-FS8BhsY

Big thank you to the folks at the CAF Minnesota Wing, CAF Georgia Wing, Aircrops Aviation and Fagen’s Fighters WW2 Museum for providing this unbelievable access to their machines.

Let me know what you think about these videos and thank you for making this project a reality!

Chris

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B-25 Mitchell Bomber | Inside The Cockpit ft. "Miss Mitchell"

Jump on board a beautifully restored and maintained WW2 bomber, a B-25 Mitchell. This aircraft - "Miss Mitchell" - is kept in flight worthy condition by the CAF Minnesota Wing. CAF MN Wing: www.cafmn.org Ride Info - Living History Flight Experience: https://www.cafmn.org/history-flights.html - Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/ - Support - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis - Partner Discounts - Naval Institute Press: 25% off with "MILAVHIS" at https://www.usni.org/press/books Mortons: 10% off with "MAH10" at https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk - Museum - CAF Minnesota Wing - Social Media - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milaviationhistory/ - Timecodes - 00:00 - B-25 01:35 - Nose 04:00 - Wing and Engine 06:39 - Fuselage 07:45 - Tail 09:13 - Bombbay 11:10 - Inside 11:40 - Nose (Bombardier) 13:55 - Tunnel 14:40 - Cockpit 20:35 - Pilot Interviews 23:35 - Front Compartment 24:30 - Upper Turret 26:22 - Fuselage (Radio, Gunners) - Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

Comments

Steve Kurt

Great video! I've seen the aircraft at Oshkosh, but the interior details were very interesting and new to me. As a former avionics tech, I'm amazed at how large and complicated their radios were. It's a bit surprising to see the destruct mechanism for the IFF too, although the 1970's era IFF that I worked on had a mechanism to automatically clear the Mode 4 code if it lost power in the wrong sequence. And as always, I can't imagine how loud it must be in the gunner's positions with two 50 cal's firing near your head!

MilAvHistory

There is a saying that you could tell whether a crew member was a pilot or copilot by which ear they were deaf on. The B-25 engines alone are super loud.

Frank C

Lots of material to review. B-25. Well, I must say, those bomb bay wiring bundles are just perfect! So clean. Never seen wiring that well done (well other than straight from Bell / Boeing Aircraft factory whoever makes AH-1Z's now). None of the wires are brown with age, have grease, or oil stains. None of that thin plastic coating is flaking off either. Fasteners brand new. As far as flight crew, did not know the radio operator was triple tasked with two guns and radio tasks. Absolute gem! SBD, very cool, have to love those dive brakes. At 11:45, there is a map light. If that map light is original, I'd have to say, that manufacture must still be in business to this day! Good the rear gunner had a small armor shield. Many a good story down in enlisted berthing after a gun fight with a Zero. Those were some brave people. You would have to enjoy the "rush" though. I'll need to revisit the video's for Thunderbolt and Mustang.

Dave D

How cow, you pronounced "monocoque" correctly in all four videos! ;-)