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B-25 MITCHELL/44-29939

           

Model(s):
Serial #: 44-29939
Construction #:
  108-33214
Civil Registration:
  N9456Z

Model(s):
  B-25J-1-NC Mitchell
  TB-25J Mitchell
  TB-25N Mitchell
Name: Briefing Time
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2014

History:
Built by North American Aviation, Kansas City, MS.
Delivered to U.S. Army Air Force as 44-29939.

• BOC: November 29, 1944.
• SOC: January 1959.
• Placed in storage at Mobile, AL, November 30, 1944.
• Transferred to the South Plains Army Air Field, TX, for storage, April 2, 1945.
• Transferred to the 1100th Base Unit, Bolling Field, DC, for use in staff transport duties, June 29, 1945
• Transferred to the 302nd BU, Hunter Army Air Field, GA, and used for type rating training, July 20, 1945.
• Transferred to the 482nd BU, Castle Field, CA, January 22, 1946.
• Transferred to the 33rd BU, March AFB, CA, August 31, 1946.
• Transferred to the USAF, September 18, 1947.
• Redesignated TB-25J, November 1947.
• Transferred to the 3535th Bomber Training Wing, Mather AFB, CA, February 20, 1950.
• Transferred to the 3575th Primary Training Wing, Vance AFB, OK, August 14, 1951.
• Transferred to the 3535th Bomber Training Wing, Mather AFB, CA, December 19, 1951.
• Transferred to the 3575th Primary Training Wing, Vance AFB, OK, September 25, 1952.
• Transferred to the 3580th Pilot Training Wing, Foster AFB, TX, November 16, 1952.
• Converted to TB-25N by Hayes Aircraft, Birmingham, AL, before returning to the 3580th PTW, January 25, 1954- February 15, 1954.
• Transferred to the 3545th Primary Training Wing, Goodfellow AFB, TX, June 30, 1954.
• Returned to Hayes for modifications before returning to the 3545th PTW, May 5, 1957-September 16, 1957.
• Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, December 1958-1959.

National Metals, Phoenix, AZ, January 1959-1960.

• Registered as N9456Z.

Les Bowman/Paul Mantz, Long Beach, CA, May 1960.
Tallmantz Aviation, Santa Ana, CA, November 1960-1971.

• Radar and test gear installed, March 1962.
• Flew in movie Catch-22 , 1968-1969.

Donald Buchele, Columbia Station, OH, March 1971-1978

• Restored to airworthy as Briefing Time.

Gene Fisher, Harrisburg, PA, August 1978-1981
Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Middletown, PA, December 1981-2014

• Damaged after left gear collapse, Warrenton, VA, May 10, 1997.
• Repaired.
• Flown as 327638/Briefing Time/9D.

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