75 years ago, B-25 bomber flight ended in deadly crash atop Spruce Knob

75 years ago, B-25 bomber flight ended in deadly crash atop Spruce Knob

In the Simoda community of Pendleton County, West Virginia, shortly after 3 a.m. on June 14, 1950, a U.S. Air Force B-25J bomber slammed into an upper slope of West Virginia's highest mountain. Allen Harmon of Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia who rediscovered the site of the Monongahela National Forest crash in 2022, would like to see a monument or historic marker placed along a road or at a roadside viewpoint in the general vicinity o…

Texas Woman Pilot Keeps WWII History Alive by Flying Iconic B-25 Bomber 'Devil Dog'

Flying History Through Texas Skies During World War II, the B-25 Mitchell was one of the most recognized medium bombers used by American forces. It played a major role in bombing missions across Europe and the Pacific. Today, fewer than 50 of these aircraft remain in flying condition. One of them, a Marine Corps version called the PBJ-1J and nicknamed “Devil Dog,” still takes to the skies thanks to the work of Beth Jenkins and the Commemorative …