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B-25 MITCHELL/44-29887


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Serial #: 44-29887
Construction #:
  108-33162
Civil Registration:
  N10564
  Model(s):
  B-25J Mitchell
Name: Carol Jean
Status: Stored
Last info: 2014

History:
Les Bowman Engineering, Long Beach, CA, November 1957.
- Registered as N10564.
- Purchased as surplus from United States Air Force, Eglin AFB, FL.
Parsons Air Park, Carpinteria, CA., December 1957-1964.
- Flown as tanker #E91.
- Fitted with 1,200 gallon tanks by AirResearch Aviation, Los Angeles, CA, August 1958.
- Operated by US Forest Service for B-25 tanker tests.
Hemet Valley Flying Service, Hemet, CA., May 1965-1968.
- Stored engineless, Hemet, CA, 1965-1968.
- Engines used in HVFS Super PBY tankers.
Tallmantz Aviation, Santa Ana, CA, October 1968-1971.
- Used in movie "Catch-22", 1968-1969.
-- Flew as Luscious Lulu/6Y.
David Allen/Davu Aviation Inc., Sarasota, FL, January 1971-1973.
Wings of Yesterday Museum, Santa Fe, NM, 1975-1978.
John F. Marshell/Warbirds Of The World, Ocala, FL, November 1979-1985.
- Flew as Little Brown Jugs/6Y (later 429887/Carol Jean/6M).
National Air & Space Museum, Washington, D.C., November 1985-2014.
- Stored Washington-Dulles Airport.

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.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013.
Photo Source(s):
Caz Caswell.
Unknown.

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