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<p>The interior of the gunner's cockpit of the 1944 "Maid in the Shade" B-25 warplane features bomb-dropping instruments as well as two .50 caliber machine guns. The 1944 "Maid in the Shade" B-25 war plane is parked at the Coeur d'Alene Airport on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, where it'll be throughout the weekend. With a 67.5 foot wingspan and a length of 52 feet, 11 inches, the war plane has a top speed of 275 miles-per-hour and can carry a crew of six. The plane flew 15 combat missions over Italy in late 1944, mostly targeting railway bridges.</p>

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Keeping the old warbird alive; WWII bomber at Cd'A Airport through Sunday
August 19, 2016 5:46 a.m.

Keeping the old warbird alive; WWII bomber at Cd'A Airport through Sunday

HAYDEN — As Michael Siefer rounded a corner at the Coeur d'Alene Airport and a gleaming World War II B-25 bomber came into view, his imagination began to wander.