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Constructed as a B-25D-20. |
Circa 1941 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-30792. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n FR193. |
23 April 1944 |
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Transferred to 320 (Dutch) Squadron RAF Dunsfold.
Operated with markings: NO L |
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Flew training missions and 104 bombing missions. |
25 April 1945 |
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Transferred to 151 RU. |
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Transferred to 12 MU. |
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Assigned to RAF Kirkbridge for storage. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Netherlands Navy with s/n A-17. |
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Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy Base Valkenburg. |
15 May 1950 |
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New serial number assigned: M-6 KLu |
15 December 1950 |
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New serial number assigned: B-6 KLu and operated with the markings: 2-6 |
8 July 1954 |
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Transferred to RNLAF Technical School, Deelen AB.
Put in use as an instructional airframe. |
1959 |
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To National Oorlogs en Verzetsmuseum (National War and Resistance Museum)-Liberty Park, Overloon, Noord-Brabant.
Initially placed on display in the forest still in post-war Dutch Navy colours with light blue fuselage and grey underside still coded 2-6.
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1968 |
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Photographer: My father, Stef de Ridder.
Notes: Mitchell FR193 while it was still on outside display in the forest of Overloon. Initially displayed with grey belly, light blue upper surfaces and fuselage. |
Circa 1972 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder
Notes: An old colour picture of this Mitchell in its original Dutch Navy colours. |
1977 |
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Markings Applied: FR193, NO L
Repainted in original No. 320 Squadron RAF colors. |
1980 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder
Notes: Mitchell FR193 while it was still on outside display in the forest of Overloon. This time with grey belly and the upper side and fuselage in a strange green colour. |
1980 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder
Notes: Mitchell FR193 while it was still on outside display in the forest of Overloon. This time with grey belly and the upper side and fuselage in a strange green colour. |
1980 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder
Notes: Mitchell FR193 while it was still on outside display in the forest of Overloon. This time with grey belly and the upper side and fuselage in a strange green colour. |
Circa 1988 |
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Photographer: Thomas Delvoye |
1989 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder
Notes: Mitchell FR193 while it was still on outside display in the forest of Overloon. This time with grey belly and the upper side and fuselage in a strange green colour. |
2003 |
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Markings Applied: FR193, NO-L
The paint was refreshed sitll in No. 320 Squadron RAF colors. |
2 March 2004 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder
Notes: Under cover at last. New coat of paint, olive drab. |
2 March 2004 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder |
2 March 2004 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder |
2 March 2004 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder |
2 March 2004 |
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Photographer: Han de Ridder |
12 March 2009 |
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Photographer: Thomas Delvoye |
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