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B-25 MITCHELL/44-28866

       
       

Serial #: 44-28866
Construction #:
  108-32141
Civil Registry:
  N5277V
  CF-OND
  N225AJ
  N744CG

Model(s):
  B-25J Mitchell
  TB-25J Mitchell
  TB-25N Mitchell
Name: Champaign Gal
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2019

History:
Delivered to U.S. Army Air Force as 44-28866.

• BOC: July 27, 1944.
• SOC: 1957.
• Assigned for modifying into TB-25J crew trainer.
• First flight as TB-25J, August 10, 1944
• Assigned to the 2144th Base Unit, Moody AFB, GA, August 13, 1944.
• Transferred to the 2109th BU at Turner Field, GA, March 9, 1945.
• Transferred to the 2537th BU, Perrin Field, TX, June 9, 1945.
• Transferred to the 2621st BU, Barksdale AFB, LA, October 13, 1946.
Transferred to the 3704th BU, Kessler AFB, MI, March 23, 1947.
• Used as a proficiency aircraft and for administrative duties.
• Transferred to the United States Air Force, September 18, 1947.
• Transferred to the 401st BU, Hamilton AFB, CA, November 26, 1947
• Used as utility transport.
• Transferred to the 325th BU at Hamilton AFB, CA, August 30, 1948.
• Used as utility transport.
• Transferred to the 78th BU at Hamilton AFB, CA, November 22, 1948.
• Used as utility transport.
• Transferred to the 62nd Maintenance & Supply Unit, McChord Field, WA, June 13, 1949.
• Returned to 78th BU, November 15, 1949.
• Transferred to the 3537th Training Wing, Mather Field, CA, February 27, 1950.
• Used for pilot training.
• Transferred to the 1275th Air Training Squadron, Kelly Field, TX, March 7, 1951.
• Transferred to the 1700th Maintenance Squadron, Kelly Field, TX, August 7, 1951.
• Transferred to the Maintenance, Mobile Air Material Area (MOBAR), Brookley AFB, AL, March 3, 1952.
• Transferred to the 1737th Ferry Squadron, Military Airlift Command, Dover AFB, DE, May 9, 1952.
• Used as a personnel transport until retirement.
• Transferred to the 1708th Ferry Squadron, Kelly AFB, TX, November 28, 1952.
• Transferred to the 5700th Air Base Group, Albrook AFB, Panama, June 18, 1953.
• Returned to the 1708th, Kelly AFB, TX, August 4, 1953.
• Transferred to the Hayes Aircraft in Birmingham, AL, June 6, 1955.
• Converted to TB-25N.
• Returned to the 1708th, Kelly AFB, TX, July 7, 1955.
• Transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, for storage, July 15, 1957.

William E. Boeing/Aero Boeing, Seattle, WA, January 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, November 5, 1993-1995.

• Registered as N225AJ.

Peddycord Foundation for Aircraft Restoration, Asheboro, NC, 1999-2004.

• Restored to airworthy as Carolina Girl.
• First flight, October 30, 2004.
• Registered as N744CG.

Chad F. Branson, Asheboro, NC, April 5, 2004.
Branson’s Bombers Ltd, Greensboro, NC, November 18, 2004-2008.

• Flew as 4-28866/Hobbes.

Jerry Shiffer/B-25 Project Inc, Urbana, OH, circa 2008.

• Loaned to Champaign Aviation Museum, Urbana, OH, 2008.

Champaign Aviation Museum, Urbana, OH, December 23, 2008-2019.

• Flown as Champaign Gal.

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