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In August, 2015, the Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron held an event to remember the 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII. The VIP-special guest for this event was 99-year old, Col. Dick Cole, one of two living Doolittle Raiders and the co-pilot of plane #1 piloted by Col. Jimmy Doolittle on April 18, 1942.
Coincidentally, I was hobby-shopping and spotted and bought another Revell 1:48 B-25 on the discount rack at a Hobby Town. I quickly painted two right wings OD and painted the deicer boots. At the event, Col. Cole signed both wings. I also had a gift for him. I had enough time to make his Doolittle Raider from the Revell 1:526 USS Hornet/Doolittle Raid kit. Here is Col. Cole pictured with my daughter Katie (who sang a beautiful National Anthem that morning) and his
miniature B-25. Fast forward to our annual B-24 Ground School in April, 2016. I finished Al’s B-25 Doolittle Raider and had it ready for a surprise delivery. This was also a custom build. I added a few features:
Al was thrilled with the kit and it now has a place of honor in his man-cave. I was very happy with how it turned out. Just one problem. I goobered up some of the clear parts so I essentially used a combination of the clear parts from both kits to make one model. Oh well…just need to find another B-25 model kit! Konley Kelley
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Photos and text © by Konley Kelley