"Carolina Girl"
Being Prepped for ferry flight to her new owners in Georgia.
Serial #: 44-28866 Construction #:
108-32141 Civil Registry:
N5277V
CF-OND
N225AJ
N744CG Model(s):
B-25J
TB-25J
TB-25N Name: Carolina Girl Status: Airworthy Last Info: 2006
History:
Delivered to USAAF as 44-28866.
- BOC: July 27, 1944.
- SOC: 1957.
- Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, 1957-1958.
Aero Boeing, Seattle, WA, Jan. 16, 1958-1960.
- Registered as N5277V.
Wenatchee Air Service Inc, Wenatchee, WA, July 1960-1964.
Wenairco of Canada Ltd, Vancouver, BC, 1965-1966.
- Registered as CF-OND.
- Flew as tanker #38.
Northwestern Air Lease, St. Albert, Alberta, 1970-1993.
- Flew as tanker #90.
- Operated by G&M Aircraft Ltd, St. Albert, Alberta, 1981-1993.
-- Flew as tanker #90.
BHA Leasing Inc, Carmel, ME, Nov. 5, 1993-1995.
- Registered as N225AJ.
Peddycord Foundation for Aircraft Restoration, Asheboro, NC, 1999-2002.
North Carolina Aviation Museum, Asheboro, NC, 2002-2004.
- Restored to airworthy as Carolina Girl.
- Registered as N744CG. B-25 Group LLC, Douglas, GA, 2006.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Scott Lindley.
Michael D. Brooks
Photo Source(s):
Scott Lindley.
Don Martin.
Caz Caswell.
Michael D. Brooks
