Thanks to Lyric1, Toad and Vraciu for the info for this skin, which is an update of a skin originally done by Fester in 2008. Toad requested I update this skin as it was originally flown by his father, 1st Lt John Nolan.
"Quitch" was a B-25D assigned to the 345th Bomb Group's 501st Bomb Squadron. Modified with a straffer nose it flew low level attack missions against Japanese airfields, bases and shipping in and around New Guinea in 1944. During its career it accounted for at least two Japanese ships and one enemy fighter and was flown by two crews, the first led by 1st Lt Milford Symens and the second by 1st Lt John Nolan. On August 15th 1944 it flew its last mission, a strike on the dock at Ternate. Over the target Quitch suffered a mid-air collision with another B-25 and its right wing was severely damaged. With one engine throttled back and by using full rudder and aileron Lt Nolan and the second pilot managed to coax the crippled aircraft to within sight of the friendly base at Kamiri. On final approach though the aircraft's remaining engine gave out and they had to ditch it in the sea. The crew was rescued by a passing DUKW but Quitch had flown its last flight.
