Doolittles Trip ... Eglin, AFB - Alameda NAS

Inspired by Doolittles raiders I found myself fueled and ready to depart Eglin, AFB to Alameda,NAS, Oakland. What a great ride. I followed the flight plan based on the history written about the 16 B-25s flown from the Florida panhandle to Oakland,CA. It took three nights to complete with the first 800nm in HVY rain & thunderstorms.I ran short on fuel over Fort Stockton,TX and had to do a fuel stop in level 5 thunderstorms. Then hops on to ELP,TUS,SAN,LAX and OAK. I flew at fl150 w/avg GS 265kts. All VOR and NDB freq. checked out and did position checks with the #2 VOR. I turned on final for rwy 29 inOAK and had to do a go-around...a MD-80 turned on the active !! After completion I "Position Ferried" the Mitchell back to Honolulu where I keep her hangerd. Just a little piece of history I thought I would share with you. This plane is a dream.Aloha,Mahalo !