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Return flight to the B-25D Mitchell " Destination Tokyo

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The North American B-25D Mitchell serial number 43-3318, registered N88972, took to the skies again on September 19, 2025, after a complete restoration by The Warbird Shop in Madras (Oregon).
Acquired in September 2023 by the Swiss collector Hugo Mathis, the device now bears the name Destination Tokyo as a tribute to the 1942 Doolittle Raid. This B-25 is well known among enthusiasts as it previously flew under the name Grumpy with collector Stephen Grey and The Fighter Collection in Duxford, before being sold to American collector John Sessions.
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The B-25 restored in this configuration evokes the sixteen B-25Bs launched from the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, to bomb Tokyo and boost American morale after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Although no exact date for its delivery to Europe has been announced, the B-25D should be presented in Oshkosh in July 2026. There is today in Europe another B-25 in flight which belongs to the Austrian collection The Flying Bulls.


Translate from https://www.lecharpeblanche.fr/2025/11/24/retour-en-vol-pour-le-b-25d-mitchell-destination-tokyo/
 
I'm part of the Raider Nation and the bearer of this commemorative coin. Mine is #57 out of 550 that were onboard for the B-21 First Flight.
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I also regularly present the story behind the Raider Artifacts on display at the NMUSAF to our Unit's Distinguished Visitors.
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