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    Airframe Family: North American B-25/PBJ Mitchell
    Latest Model:VB-25N Mitchell
    Last Military Serial:44-30823 USAF
    Construction Number:108-34086
    Last Civil Registration:N1042B
    Compressed ID:NA VB-25N sn 44-30823 USAF cn 108-3...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mid America Flight Museum / Scott Glover, Mount Pleasant Regional Airport, Mount Pleasant, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-25J-25-NC by North American at Kansas City, Kansas, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-30823.

    Redesignated as TB-25J.

    Converted to a VB-25J.

    Converted to a VB-25N.

    December 1957

    To Ralph Richardson, Yakima, WA with new c/r N1042B.
    Purchased from the USAF damaged after a gear-up landing.

    Involved in an incident.
    Gear-up landing.

    1958

    Purchased, still damaged (following the gear-up landing), from the USAF for $835.

    September 1958

    To Earnest Lee and Arb Osen, Yakima, WA keeping c/r N1042B.

    From December 1958 to 1962

    To Wenatchee Air Service Inc, Wenatchee, WA.

    From 16 May 1962 to By 1985

    To Tallmantz Aviation/Movieland of the Air, Orange County, CA keeping c/r N1042B.

    A camera nose was installed for use as a camera ship.

    From By 1968 to By 1969

    Used as the camera plane for the filming of the movie Catch 22 in Mexico.

    By July 1968


    Photographer: Unknown

    By December 1968


    Photographer: Unknown

    From April 1972 to June 1972

    Used for filming work in Europe.

    5 June 1972


    Photographer: Unknown

    10 July 1984


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At John Wayne Orange County, CA

    From 1985 to By 1987

    To Sherman Aircraft Sales/Dennis M. Sherman, West Palm Beach, FL keeping c/r N1042B.

    November 1985


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    November 1985


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    From November 1987 to By 1989

    To Consolidated Aviation Enterprises/Dean Martin, Burlington, VT keeping c/r N1042B.

    From 9 April 1988 to 1995

    Operated by Aces High Ltd, North Weald, UK.
    The deilvery date is provided.

    Markings Applied: 430823, 69, Dolly

    From March 1989 to By 1992

    To Universal Aviation Corp, Dover, DE keeping c/r N1042B.

    Based at Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum/Tom Reilly, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: Dolly, 69, 430823

    From 30 January 1995 to By 2003

    To World Jet Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N1042B.

    By March 1995

    Ferry flight.
    Flown from England to the USA.

    To Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum/Tom Reilly, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
    View the Location Dossier

    Circa 1995

    The camera nose was replaced with a standard glass nose at Kissimmee, FL.

    March 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum in Kissimmee, Florida.

    March 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum in Kissimmee, Florida.

    29 July 1995

    Departed England on delivery flight back back to the USA.

    Markings Applied: Girls Rule

    From 2000 to By 2001

    Operated by John Lister, San Antonio, TX.

    By 11 September 2000

    Markings Applied: TOP SECRET

    Circa 11 September 2000


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    June 2003

    To Pacific Prowler Llc/Debbie Y. Lee and Jim Terry, Cleburne, TX keeping c/r N1042B.

    Markings Applied: PACIFIC PROWLER, 29710

    2004

    Won the Judges Choice Award at Sun-N-Fun.

    26 February 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL1042B (B-25N, 44-30823A) issued.

    16 June 2006


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: A better view of the nose art.

    26 September 2007

    To Pacific Prowler Llc, Cleburne, TX keeping c/r N1042B.

    26 September 2007

    Based at Vintage Flying Museum, Fort Worth Meacham Airport/Meacham Field, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    27 June 2009


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Helena, Montana

    July 2010


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: At Oshkosh in 2010

    26 March 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at 2011 Tyndall AFB Open House

    24 January 2014

    To Mid America Flight Museum/William S. Glover, Mount Pleasant, MI.

    Based at Mid America Flight Museum/Scott Glover, Mount Pleasant Regional Airport, Mount Pleasant, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: God and Country

    9 October 2022


    Photographer: John Matthews
    Notes: At the MidAmerica Flight Museum KOSA Mt. Pleasant Texas


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger

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