B25 Pacific Prowler coming to Boulder June 13-14

June 8, 11:13 AMDenver Aviation ExaminerChris Rodriguez

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North American B-25 Mitchell (source: aviation-history.com)

Hollywood Star in Boulder for WWII Ball June 13th, 2009.

The B25 Bomber from Flight of the Phoenix, Memphis Belle, Pearl Harbor, Catch 22, How the West Was Won, For Whom The Bell Tolls and Disney's 360 Degree 'Circle Vision' movies will be landing at Boulder Airport for the 1940's WWII Ball!

In the 1960s, this plane flew to all four corners of the world to film the Seven Wonders Of The World at low level for Disney Studios for use in their 360 degree videos as seen at the Disney Parks. The North American B-25 Pacific Prowler, is one of just a handful of B-25s that still fly today.

The B-25 Mitchell Bomber was made famous on the daring Doolittle Raid on Tokyo which took place four months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The B-25 Bomber was built in 1944 and beginning in 1949 served as VIP transport in the new US Air Force.

She was bought in 1962 by Tallmantz Aviation of Long Beach, CA and began the next chapter of her life as a star and photo ship for Hollywood. The historical Pacific Prowler has participated in over 80 Hollywood feature films. In the mid-1980s she was sold to Universal Aviation and was operated by Aces High in the UK (as 'Dolly') - being employed specifically to film The Memphis Belle in 1989.

Experience the B-25: Imagine the emotions that run through your soul when you hear two 14 cylinder 1,700 horsepower Wright Cyclone radials start. These engines are among the most powerful ever built. You know that sound - you've heard it on TV hundreds of times and always wondered what it really felt like to be sitting in one of those seats.

Click here for details on how you can ride in the Pacific Prowler. (advance reservations req'd) Boulder Municipal Airport, 6 am to 4 pm Saturday June 13th and 14th 2009. To book contact Journeys Aviation at 303-449-4210 or email boulderfbo@journeysaviation.com

 (the above press release provided by the Colorado Division of Aeronautics calendar)