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B-25 MITCHELL/44-30988

                 

Serial #: 44-30988
Construction #:
  108-34263
Civilian Registration:
  NL5865V
  N5865V
  N65TI

Model(s):
  B-25J Mitchell
  PBJ-1J
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2019

History:
Delivered to the United States Army Air Force as 44-30988, March 20, 1945.
Transferred to the United States Navy As Bu.35857,.

• BOC: March 20, 1945.
• SOC: March 8, 1947.
• Assigned to NAS Elizabeth City, NC, March 21, 1945.
• Converted to PBJ-1 configuration.
• Assigned to USMC Service Squadron 81, NAS Elizabeth City, NC, May 24, 1945.
• Transferred to the Naval Special Weapons Division, NAS Johnstown, PA, November 11, 1945.
• Transferred to the Naval Air Maintenance Uni, NAS Johnstown, PA, December 15, 1945.
• Transferred to the Pool Service Squadron, NAS Johnstown, PA, Jaunary 28, 1947.
• Transferred to the War Assets Administration for disposal, February 28, 1947.

St. Louis Flying Services, St. Louis-Krats, MO, July 1, 1947.

• Registered as NL5865V.

Continental Airlines, Houston, TX, January 1948-1950.

• Registered as N5865V.
• Reported crew trainer from DC-3 to CV240.

Oilfield Aviation Corp, Houston, TX, April 1950-1960.

• Converted to executive transport.
• Fitted with airstair.

Atlantic Aviation Corp, Wilmington, DE, April 1960.
Silvio J. Adano, South Merrimack, NH, April 1961.
Graubart Aviation, Valparaiso, IN, August 1961.
Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, IN, May 1962.
Robert Gure, Chicago, IL, August 1962-1963.

• Registered as N5865V.

Air Services, Addison, TX, July 1963-1966.

• Registration N65TI reserved but not taken up.
• Reregistered as N5865V.
• Fitted with avionics, Doppler navigation & radar.
• Used in flight testing for Texas Instruments Co.

Aero Industries, Addison, TX, 1966-1969.
Robert A. Mathews, Jacksonville, NC, January 1971-1972.
Reported derelict at Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1972-1979.
Tom Reilly, Orlando, FL, 1978.
Craig Tims, Conifer, CO & Roanoke, TX, 1981-1985.

• Restored, Kissimee, FL.
• First flight November 1982.
• Registered August 1983.
• Flew as Big Ole Brew'n Little Ole You.

CAF Southern California Wing, Harlingen, TX, June 1988-2019.

• Underwent a complete tear-down restoration to PBJ-1, requiring a replacement wing and replacement of the waist window section (with airstair door) with one from B-25J 44-28765, 1994-May 2016.
• Painted as PBJ-1J/Bu. 35243 with Marine Bombing Squadron 611 (VMB-611) in the Pacific Theater, which was lost on a mission on May 30, 1945.
• First post restoration flight, May 15th, 2016

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