Dates

Event

Circa June 1945

Constructed as a B-25J.

20 June 1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-86725.

21 June 1945

Assigned to Sacramento Air Depot, McClellan Army Air Field, CA for storage.

22 July 1945

Assigned to Smokey Hill AAF, KS for storage.

9 September 1945

Assigned to 4185th Base Unit, Independence AAF, MO for storage.

11 August 1947

Assigned to 4168th Base Unit, South Plains AAF, TX for storage.

18 September 1947

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-86725.

16 January 1948

Assigned to 4141st Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX for storage.

1 August 1951

Assigned to 2753rd Air Storage Squadron, Pyote AAF, TX for storage.

17 October 1951

Transferred to Brookley AFB, AL.
Assigned for maintenance.

Converted to a TB-25J.

28 November 1951

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 5224.
Not immediately accepted by the RCAF.

25 January 1952

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 5243.
Delivered to the RCAF at CFB Saskatoon, SK.

31 October 1952

Transferred to 10 TSU (Training and Standards Unit) MacDonald Brothers, CFB Saskatoon, SK.
Solid nose replaced original glass nose.

19 December 1952

Transferred to 1st Advanced Flying Squadron, Advanced Flying School, RCAF Station Saskatoon, SK.

19 April 1959

Transferred to 2nd Air Observer Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, MB.

4 May 1959

Transferred to Central Experimental and Proving Establishment (CEPE), Uplands CFB Ottawa, ON.

26 September 1962

Assigned to Dunnsville, ON for storage.
Last B-25 to fly for the RCAF.

October 1963

Transferred to Canadian Crown Assets.

24 October 1963

To Woods Body Shop/Columbus L. Woods, Lewiston, NY with new c/r N92899.

November 1963

To Bellomy Aviation, Miami, FL keeping c/r N92899.
Refurbished this and seven other aircraft for sale to Venezuelan Air Force. Converted back to full military configuration including a new glass nose replacing the RCAF solid nose, side gun packs and some armor plating.

December 1963

Civil registration, N92899, cancelled.

15 December 1963

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Venezolana with s/n 19A40.

15 December 1963

Transferred to Number 40 Squadron.

Circa 1968

New serial number assigned: 5880 FAV

1972

Withdrawn from use.

From 4 June 1973 to 1979

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Boliviana with s/n 541.

From 1973 to 1979

Used as administrative and transport aircraft. Last B-25 to fly for the Bolivian Air Force.

1979

Became a gate guardian at military section at La Paz, Bolivia.

July 1984

To C. A. Bird.

May 1985

To Doan Helicopter Inc/Harry S. Doan, New Smyrna Beach, FL with new c/r N25NA.
Aircraft was rebuilt to ferry condition at La Paz.

23 March 1987

Certificate of airworthiness for NL25NA (B-25J, 44-86725) issued.

Ferry flight.
To Titusville, FL. The first leg of the trip was to Manaus, Brazil over 975 miles mostly over the Amazon jungle. The second portion of the trip was 1129 miles to Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles and the final portion of the trip to Fort Pierce, Florida covered 1131 nautical miles.

2 April 1987

Crashed.
The accident occurred at Titusville, FL, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated that he was in the vicinity of melbourne fl when the right engine failed. He secured the right engine and turned back towards new smyrna beach, but as he was nearing tico airport the left engine also failed. The pilot, realizing he was not going to make the airport, elected to land in a pond next to I-95 near Titusville, FL...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

1988

Restoration started.

30 October 1992

To unknown owner with c/r N25NA.
Sold partially restored at Doan Auction to Air Power Ltd, Hillsboro, OR.

From April 1993 to 1995

To Stallion Aircraft Inc, Bensenville, IL keeping c/r N25NA.

Restored.
Operated by Jack Rogers/Air Classics Aviation Museum, Chicago-DuPage Airport.

24 April 1993

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Just arrived at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL (35mm slide)

12 June 1993

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Departing Runway 10 at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL (35mm slide)

22 July 1994

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL (35mm slide)

22 July 1994

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL (35mm slide)

13 June 1995

Jack Rogers perished in plane crash. As part of the estate N25NA was put up for sale.

November 1996

To Jim Morgan keeping c/r N25NA.

Loaned to Evergreen Air Museum, MC Minnville, OR.

6 May 1997

To JDM Family Limited Partnership, Aumsville, OR keeping c/r N25NA.

Markings Applied: Super Rabbit, 486725

25 March 2009

To Classic Wings Inc, Westlake Village, CA keeping c/r N25NA.

25 January 2011

To unknown owner with c/r N25NA.
Registration pending to a new owner in Los Angeles, CA.

22 August 2011

To Wirraway Aviation, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N25NA.

Circa 2012

Restoration started.
To be restored to airworthy condition and delivered to Wirraway Air Museum, Beaudesert, Australia.

16 May 2013

To Hisey Aviation Llc, Oklahoma City, OK keeping c/r N25NA.

Based at Oklahoma Museum of Flying/Doc Hisey Private Collection, Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City, OK.
View the Location Dossier

Markings Applied: Super Rabbit

July 2015

Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Oklahoma City, OK

30 August 2015

Photographer: Hugh Dodson
Notes: Thunder Over Michigan 2015, Sunday 30th August 2015. USAAF North American B-25J Mitchell 44-86725/N25NA Super Rabbit, taken from Bell AH-1F Cobra 67-15589/N589HF.