by 1st Lt Leslie Ballard
Captain Bob Oehl, a member of Gainesville Composite Squadron and nephew of General Jimmy Doolittle, is flying the B-25 Mitchell Bomber on the Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom tour. Captain Oehl received an invitation on January 20, 2006 to take the controls as co-pilot of the B-25 during the tour's Jacksonville stop. After takeoff, Captain Oehl took the ontrols for the remaining part of flight, flying formation with the B-17 (Flying Fortress) to from Fernandina Beach to Cecil Field. 1st Lieutenant Susan King accompanied Oehl, taking photos of the adventure.
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