The private plane of Porfirio Rubirosa, a converted North American B-25 Mitchell, at Cannes Airport in 1954. North American B-25 Mitchell B-25H-1NA 43-4432 (N10V). See https://bit.ly/2XS08rs. Was as "Berlin Express" in the 1970 movie Catch-22. Today at Eagle Hangar, EAA Aviation Museum, Oshkosh. - Photo by Edward Quinn

The private plane of Porfirio Rubirosa, a converted North American B-25 Mitchell, at Cannes Airport in 1954. North American B-25 Mitchell B-25H-1NA 43-4432 (N10V). See https://bit.ly/2XS08rs. Was as "Berlin Express" in the 1970 movie Catch-22. Today at Eagle Hangar, EAA Aviation Museum, Oshkosh.

At Cannes Airport in 1954, the private plane of Porfirio Rubirosa, a converted North American B-25 Mitchell, rests on the wet tarmac. The twin-engine aircraft features a distinctive twin-tail design, its light-colored fuselage accented with dark horizontal stripes that run along the side and over its streamlined nose. In the background, airport buildings and mountains are visible under a cloudy sky.


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