Photo by John Lackey  #avgeek    

Originally shared by Fly By Photography

August 19th is National Aviaiton Day. Established by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939, it is the anniversary of Orville Wright’s birthday.

August 19 also marks the first flight of the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell. Almost 10,000 B-25s were produced. During World War II, the B-25 fought in every theater of the war.

This is Larry Kelly’s B-25J “Panchito” taking off during the Culpeper Airfe…st 2012. 

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