1944: California flying

Contributed by Walter Weeks

Flight instructor Lt. W.C. Weeks stands in front of a B-25G trainer on May 24, 1944, at Mather Field at Sacramento, Calif. The B-25G model had a 75mm cannon in the nose of the plane, which also had gun turrets and .50 caliber machine guns. All of the armament had been removed, as the plane was used as an advanced trainer for pilots.

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