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Serial #: 44-86791 Construction #: 108-47545 Civil Registration: N8196H VH-XXV N6116X |
Model(s): B-25J Mitchell TB-25J Mitchell Status: Airworthy Last info: 2015 |
Delivered to U.S. Army Air Force as 44-86893.
- BOC: July 5, 1945.
- SOC: June 1958.
- Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, December 1957-1959.
Ace Smelting Inc, Phoenix, AZ, May 18, 1959.
- Registered as N8196H.
Merrill & Richard Wien, Fairbanks, AK, May 19, 1959-1961.
Merric Inc, Fairbanks, AK, June 8, 1961-1962.
- Flew as tanker #5.
Frontier Flying Service, Fairbanks, AK, May 19, 1962-1963.
RJD Company, Fairbanks, AK, February 3, 1963-1967.
Aero Retardent, Fairbanks, AK, April 4, 1967.
Donald G. Gilbertson/James Anderson/Aero Retardent, Fairbanks, AK, December 1, 1967-1977.
Pacific Alaska Airlines, Fairbanks, AK, June 13, 1977-1979.
Donald Gilbertson, Fairbanks, AL, August 28, 1979-1982.
- Flew in blue USN scheme as Tite Pussy.
Aero Heritage Inc, Melbourne Australia, June 4, 1982-1985.
- Restored to airworthy, Stockton, CA, 1982-1983.
- Ferried to Brisbane from USA, December 20, 1983.
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT, 1985-1999.
- Registered as VH-XXV.
- Flew as A47-31/KO-P.
- Last flight, November 30, 1987.
- Put into long term storage, Canberra, 1987-late 90s.
Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA, March 1999-2015.
- Registered as N6116X, May 2002.
- Shipped from Sydney to USA, March 1999.
- Arrived at Chino with minor shipping damage, April 1999.
- Restored to airworthy, Chino, CA.
- First flight, June 22, 2002.
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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-4th Edition, 2003. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013. Federal Aviation Administration. |
Photo Source(s): John Parker. Research Assistance: - |
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