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B-25 MITCHELL/43-3318

       

History:
Ordered by Royal Air Force as KL161 but diverted to RCAF.
Delivered to Royal Canadian Air Force as KL161.

• BOC: January 19, 1945.
• SOC: February 12, 1962.

Joe E. Goldney, Vancouver, BC, February 1962.

• Acquired from Crown assets disposal, February 1962.
• Ferry permit granted for flight from Claresholm AB to Vancouver, February 1962.
• Registered as CF-OGQ.

Sports Air Inc, Seattle, WA, March 1966.

• Registered as N88972.

North Star Aviation Corp, Fairbanks, AK, 1969.

• River sanding/fire retardant tank installed, August 1967.

Colco Aviation, Fairbanks, AK, April 1969-1972.

• Retired firebomber.
• Stored at Fairbanks, AK, 1977-1981.

Noel Merrill Wien, Anchorage, AK/Kent, WA, May 1980-1987.
Robert J. Pond, Plymounth, MN, October 1987-1995.

• Operated by The Fighter Collection.

The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, November 7, 1987-2002.

• Flew as KL161/VO/Grumpy.
• Registered as G-BYDR, March 22, 1999.

Paul G. Allen/Vulcan Warbirds Inc, Seattle, WA, circa 2002-2004.

• Registered as N25644.

Vulcan Warbirds Inc, Seattle, WA, April 20, 2004-2008.

• Ferried from Duxford, Uk to North Weald, July 14, 2004.
• Stored at Aces High Hanger, North Weald, 2004-2008.
• Delivered to Duxford and prepared for ferry to U.S., June 9, 2008.

Kilo-6 Collection, Paine Field, WA, circa 2008.
Vulcan Warbirds Inc, Seattle, WA, December 2008
John T. Sessions/Historic Flight Foundation, Seattle, WA, March 20, 2009-2015.

• Registered as N88972.
• Ferried from Duxford to Pain Field, WA August 29, 2009-November 1, 2009.
• Delayed at Abbottsford, British Columbia.
• Flew as KL161/Grumpy.

FWF Ltd, Spokane, WA September 2, 2020-2023.

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