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Serial #: 44-28938 Construction #: 108-33263 Civilian Registration: N7946C |
Model(s): B-25J Mitchell TB-25N Mitchell Name: Old Glory Status: Airworthy Last Info: 2015 |
Built at North American's Fairfax Plant in Kansas City.
Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force as 44-28938.
- BOC: August 1944.
- SOC: 1958.
- Assigned to 12th AF/57th BW/310th BG.
-- Based in Mediterranean.
- Returned to United States in July 1945.
- Converted to TB-25N.
- Sold for $2,018.50.
P.J. Murray, Oxnard, CA, January 18, 1958.
- Registered as N7946C.
Wenatchee Air Service Inc, Wenatchee, WA, October 1958-1966.
- Converted into firebomber.
- Fitted with 1,200 gallon tank in bomb bay.
Sports Air, Seattle, WA, June 1966.
Red Dodge Aviation Inc, Anchorage, AK, 1969-1972.
- Flew as tanker #4.
John L. Dewey, El Segundo, CA, June 1975.
Ressell deFrancesco/John Cahill, Cardiff, CA, July 1975.
Yolanda & Delia Rodriguez, Tucson, AZ, April 1977-1978.
- Restored to military configuration.
Max Power Inc, Carlsbad, CA, October 1978.
James D. Ricketts/Aero Nostalgia Inc, Stockton, CA, 1982-1993.
- Flew as 428938/9C/Dream Lover.
- Damaged in forced landing accident, near Reno, NV, 1987.
- Trucked to Stockton, 1987.
- Stored dismantled.
World Jet Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 1993.
Russ & Don Newman/Old Glory Inc, Tulsa OK, September 29, 1994-2003.
- Delivered by road.
- Underwent 18,000 hour restoration.
- First flight September 16, 1995.
- Flown as 428938/Old Glory.
John Ward, Stockton, CA, 2003-2015.
- Flown as 428938.
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013. Aero Vintage Books |
Photo Source(s): Ernie Viskupic via JetPhotos.net Richard Huston via Pat Carry. Unknown. Research Assistance: Pat Carry. |
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