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Originally Posted by Sakrison
Before I left the hangar last night, I crawled inside the B-25 for a few minutes. It was a tight fit for my 6-foot, 200-lb frame, even with much of the interior hardware removed for the restoration. Thinking back to wartime photos I've seen, I got a real sense of how cramped it must have been in combat with guns, ammunition, oxygen bottles, and crew. I thought about what it must have been like to be under fire from fighters or flak. Talk about "no place to hide"!
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I know what you mean about the tight quarters inside the B-25. I got the chance to crawl through the pair (well, 1 1/2 planes) of B-25s at the SAC Museum where I used to work many times. At 6'3" and 250 lb, I nearly got stuck crawling into the nose through the tunnel. I hope to be able to help out in the restoration shop as I have more time once the kids get older.