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B-25 MITCHELL/43-3634

Serial #: 43-3634
Construction #:
  100-23960
Civilian Registration:
  CF-NWV
  N3774

Model(s):
  B-25D Mitchell
  Mitchell Mk. II
Name: Yankee Warrior
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2019

History:
Delivered to the United States Army Air Force as 43-3634.

• BOC: December 17, 1943.
• Assigned to the 3rd Air Force Staging Wing, Hunter Army Airfield, GA, December 18, 1943.
• Modified for North African operations.
• Allocated to the Lend-Lease program for the RAF as KL148, but was not delivered, January 1944.
• Assigned to the 340th Bomber Group in Corsica, January 10, 1944.
• Began its ferry flight to Corsica by way of Brazil, and Morocco, February 5, 1944.
• Arrived Alesan Field, Corsica, April 19, 1944.
• Assigned to the 489th BS/340th BG/57th BW, April 19, 1944.
• Flew its first combat mission the day it arrived!
• Flew 7 combat missions between April 23, 1944 and May 4, 1944.
• Ferried back to the USA, May 12, 1944.
• Arrived Homestead, FL, May 26, 1944.
• Ferried to Brooks Field, TX.
• Ferried to Great Falls Army Air Field, San Antonio, TX, October 1, 1944.
• Ferried to Sea Island, British Columbia, Canada, October 3, 1944.

Delivered to the Royal Air Force as Mitchell II, KL148.

• Assigned to the No. 5 Operational Training Unit, Boundary Bay, BC, October 18, 1944.
• Transferred to the No.22 Reserve Depot, Boundary Bay, BC, January 21, 1945.
• Moved to Trenton, Ontario for storage, June 12, 1945.

Delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force as KL148, July 1945.

• Assigned to No.2 Air Command at RCAF Gimli, Manitoba for storage.
• Transferred to RCAF Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for storage, September 20, 1945.
• Transferred to No.10 Reserve Depot for storage at RCAF Moose Jaw, June 4, 1946.
• Transferred to the Northwest Air Command, Edmonton, Alberta, January 27, 1947.
• Assigned to the 418 Auxiliary Squadron, Edmonton, Alberta, March 21, 1947.
• Transferred to No.10 Reserve Depot for storage at RCAF Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, April 17, 1950.
• Transferred to the 10th Technical Service Unit, Edmonton, January 19, 1951.
• Transferred to the No.25 Air Material Base, also at Edmonton, March 27, 1953.
• Transferred to the Training Command Flying Instructor Squadron, Trenton, ON, June 24, 1953.
• Transferred to the Suffered a landing accident which damaged the greenhouse nose, so a solid nose was installed, 1954.
• Transferred to the No.10 Technical Instructor Unit, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 29, 1954.
• Transferred to the Lincoln Park, Calgary for storage, March 14, 1956.
• Loaned to Bristol Aero Industries in Winnipeg, September 15, 1957.
• Transferred to the 2nd Air Observer Squadron, Winnipeg, March 31, 1958.
• Transferred to the 129th Ferry & Acceptance Squadron, Trenton, ON, July 10, 1958.
• Transferred to the No. 6 Reserve Depot, Dunnville, ON, for storage, January 4, 1961.
• WFU awaiting disposal, February 21, 1961.
• SOC: June 18, 1962

Hicks & Lawrence Ltd, St. Thomas, Ontario, June 1962-1968.

• Registered as CF-NWV.
• Flown to St. Thomas for conversion for agricultural operations but was instead stored there.
• Stored, unconverted, 1962-1969.

Richard McPherson/Aerodix, New Albany, OH, June 1968.
Glenn H. Lamont, Detroit, MI, July 29 1968-1987.

• Registered as N3774.
• Ferried from St. Thomas to Detroit, October 10, 1969.
• Restored to airworthy, 1969-1975.
• First flight, August 25, 1975.
• Flew as 33634/148/Gallant Warrior.

Yankee Air Force/Yankee Air Museum, Ypsilanti, MI, 1987-2019.

• Flown as 33634/9C/Yankee Warrior.
• Restored to military configuration, 2000-2003.
• Fitted with glass nose, replacing solid nose.
• First flight July 2003.

As "Gallant Warrior", 1981.

As "Gallant Warrior" during the 70s, escorted by little friends.

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