Doolittle Trainer Pulled from S.C. Lake in 1983
On 06 June 1944, a B-25 Mitchell bomber plunged into the waters of South Carolina's Lake Greenwood. For 39-years, the aircraft lay, silent and brooding, at the lake's muddy bottom. In 1983 it was raised. Some years later, the B-25, known colloquially as Skunkie, passed into the possession of the South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation. On Saturday, 12 August 2023, the South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation will host a fund-raising open house to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Skunkie’s emergence from Lake Greenwood and secure funds for its ongoing restoration.