North American B-25J Mitchell - Erickson Aircraft Collection - Madras, OR - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

The Erickson Aircraft Collection relocated approximately 20 aircraft to the Madras Airport in 2014. This collection of mostly WWII vintage planes were previously housed in a military hanger at the Tillamook Air Museum (NW coastal town in Oregon).

The following verbiage is taken from the Erickson Aircraft Collection website to describe its history:

B-25J Mitchell

NARRATIVE

The North American B-25 Mitchell is considered to be the best American medium bomber of World War II. Its excellent performance and good handling characteristics gave the Allies a versatile aircraft that could be used in any combat environment. miles, the B-25J could carry a 3,000 pound bomb load to the enemy. During World War II, the Mitchell became the Army Air Force’s most widely employed medium bomber. This rugged and versatile warplane performed with distinction in the skies over North Africa, Italy, Europe, China, Burma and also the Pacific, where B-25s were modified to carry a 75mm cannon, or up to twelve machine guns, in a solid nose for strafing missions. Attacking at low level, these gunships were used with devastating effect against Japanese surface vessels. The Mitchell flew in Allied squadrons in every theater of World War Two and was widely used in the strategic bombing of Germany prior to the 1944 D-Day invasion. A total of 9,816 Mitchell’s were built giving it the largest production run of any twin-engine bomber in American history.

Neither the website nor the interpretive display mention how the museum acquired this aircraft.

This plane has an inventory page at Warbirdregistry.org here

Each aircraft contains its own interpretive display and I've included a picture of it which contains additional info on this aircraft.

This collection is definitely worth the visit for any aircraft enthusiast.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell Tail Number: (S/N): 44-30748 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Erickson Aircraft Collection - Madras Airport inside / outside: inside Other Information:: Admission GENERAL: $9.00 SENIOR: $8.00 VETERAN: $7.00 YOUTH (6-17): $5.00 CHILD (5 and under): FREE Access restrictions: The Erickson Aircraft Collection is open to the public this summer daily from 10am to 5pm, except Monday. The Collection will be closed to the public Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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