This B-25 'Mitchell' is a World War II medium bomber. Gerry Beck flew this aircraft from Rockville TX to Wahpeton ND on 2/3/1984. He never got around to restoring it. It was towed to Fargo last year after Beck died in a flying accident. It is on display at the Fargo Air Museum, in a building that carries his name in tribute.

quot;Wahpeton Mayor Warren Schuett also was there, but more for nostalgia reasons than to officially gladhand Beck and Hess. Schuett was a mechanic on B-25s with the 5th Air Force when he served in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippine Islands in World War II. quot;I worked on 'em for three years in the Pacific,quot; he said. quot;Good planes.quot; Beck and Hess agreed, despite the minor problem with the oil line.quot; -Fargo Forum, 2/4/1984 page A1