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Warbirds of Glory Museum – Raising Funds to Rescue a Link Trainer

February 9, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

As most readers will know, the Warbirds of Glory Museum is in the process of restoring B-25J Mitchell 44-30733, lovingly referred to as the Sandbar Mitchell due to the airframe having spent many years marooned on a […]

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‘Sandbar Mitchell’ Receives Donated Outer Wing Panels

December 14, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

About three weeks ago we posted a lengthy article on the Warbirds of Glory Museum’s recent move to new premises at Oakland Southwest Airport near New Hudson, Michigan. The piece featured a nice interview with Patrick Mihalek, […]

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Warbirds of Glory Museum Move & Sandbar Mitchell Update

November 24, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

In mid-October, the Warbirds of Glory Museum moved in to their new premises at Oakland Southwest Airport near New Hudson, Michigan. As most readers will be well aware, this museum is responsible for rescuing the battered remains […]

Volatus Infrastructure to Support Warbirds of Glory Museum

August 25, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

A few days ago, Volatus Infrastructure, LLC announced that it had chosen to support the Warbirds of Glory Museum; its first charitable cause. As most readers will know, this museum and its band of highly skillful, teenage […]

Sandbar Mitchell Gets a Helping Hand From a WWII ‘Rosie’

April 6, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

There is little doubt that the enormous weapons manufacturing advantage which the Allies possessed, particularly in North America, made victory over the Axis Powers possible during WWII. Key components to this success were the highly […]

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Sandbar Mitchell – Spring 2020 Restoration Update

April 27, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It’s been a while since our last report on the Warbirds of Glory Museum in Brighton, Michigan. As readers will recall, museum volunteers recovered the mortal remains of North American B-25J Mitchell 44-30733 from her longtime […]

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Warbirds of Glory – Sandbar Mitchell Progress & The Kittyhawk Academy

August 24, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

It has been some time since we have carried an update on progress with Warbirds Of Glory’s North American B-25J Mitchell serial 44-30733. Better known as The Sandbar Mitchell, most readers will remember when her […]

Sandbar Mitchell – Restoration Update – October, 2015

October 6, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

WarbirdsNews has been following progress at the Warbirds of Glory Museum in restoring the B-25J known as The Sandbar Mitchell since her initial recovery from the Alaskan wilderness. These guys are doing an amazing job […]

B-25 Sandbar Mitchell – August, 2014 Update

September 14, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

While some of this news has been covered in an earlier piece, WarbirdsNews felt our readers would enjoy a recap of what the Sandbar Mitchell restoration team has accomplished this past August. Here is a […]

B-25 “Sandbar Mitchell” Update

December 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Moose Peterson reports. It took flight February, 1945 and in June, 1969 it came to an end. The B-25J 44-30733 saw military life as a trainer and civilian life as a fire bomber. July of […]

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