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B-25 MITCHELL/44-86697



Serial #: 44-86697
Construction #:
  108-47451
Civil Registration:
  N62163
  Model(s):
  B-25J Mitchell
  TB-25J Mitchell
  Mitchell Mk III
Name: Killer B
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2015

History:
Delivered to U.S. Army Air Force as 44-86697, 19??.
Delivered to RCAF as 5239.
- BOC: January 24, 1952.
- SOC: May 23, 1962.
Columbus L. Woods/Woods Body Shop, Lewistown, MT, April 10, 1962-1963.
- Acquired from Canadian Crown Assets.
- Registered as N92876.
Bellomy Aviation, Miami, FL, August 1963.
Delivered to Venezuelan AF as FAV 11A40, 0953, December 1963.
- Noted in open storage, El Libertador AB, Venezuela, 1991.
Aztec Aviation Consulting, Miami, FL, July 1992.
Steven A. Detch, Alpharetta, GA, September 1992.
- Dismantled in Venezuela and crated, shipped to USA.
Tricon Aero Corp, Elmwood Park, NJ, September 1992-1993.
William P. Leary/Tricon Aero Corp, Elmwood Park, NJ, February 17, 1993-2008.
- Registered as N62163.
- Rebuilt to airworthy by Tom Reilly aviation, 1993-1995.
- First flight, August 1995.
- Flown as Killer B in RAF camoflage.
- Operated by Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum, Kissimmee, FL, 1996-2011.
Tom Reilly Vintage Aircraft, Kissimmee, FL, May 26, 2011-2015.





Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner
Steve Tournay
Mike Henniger

Research Assistance:
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