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PLANES: Here's what 'B' means

| August 17, 2012 9:00 PM

In Wednesday’s newspaper there was an article about the B-25 airplane. In this and a previous article they referred to the B-25 as a fighter. It is not a fighter. It is a medium bomber. The “B” in the name stands for bomber. Fighters have an “F” in front of the number.

DICK GARDNER

Coeur d’Alene