B25 Crash In Edmonton...bit Of History

[JensenPark]

Just some photos from the past from our downtown airport, where our Aviation Museum is ( and where the Lanc, Corsair, B25 Grumpy landed). It is an old BCATP base from the war and home of 418 Squadron, which flew Mossies and B25's.

The other night we hosted a fundraising dinner at the hotel, and at the head table was a Mr Terry Champion, and old B25 pilot based at that airport.

One of the speakers did a 70 year review of the airfield, including an (in)famous crash way back. Turns out the pilot of the crash happened to be none other than Terry Champion - who commented that night that the only reason he survived the crash was that the seat came loose and he was pushed backwards instead of being squished.

Here are some old pics of the event...and a pic of the B25 being rebuilt there - that will bear the colours of his plane once done.

Old crew photos

The crash

oh, and Parker and Jensen in the cockpit of a DC3, just flown by the Ice Pilots (www.icepilots.com)

[T_O_A_D]

If you can come up with some more pictures and a bit more detail of the nose arts, and colors I've got a real nice template for the B-25.

[Cold_Gambler]

Thanks for sharing Kelly.

Have you got Jensen and Park into IL-2 yet or are you hogging your computer to yourself?

C_G

[JensenPark]

Thanks for sharing Kelly.

Have you got Jensen and Park into IL-2 yet or are you hogging your computer to yourself?

C_G

lost them to ROF maybe...