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Constructed as a B-25J-30-NC by North American at Kansas City, Kansas, USA. |
20 March 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-30988.
Delivered to USAAF, but not TOS - transferred directly to the Navy. |
20 March 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 35857. |
21 March 1945 |
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Transferred to NAS Elizabeth City, NC.
For Modification to PBJ-1. |
From March 1945 to May 1945 |
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Converted to a PBJ-1. |
24 May 1945 |
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Transferred to USMC Service Squadron 81, NAS Elizabeth City, NC. |
15 November 1945 |
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Transferred to Naval Special Weapons Division, NAS Johnstown, PA. |
15 December 1945 |
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Transferred to Naval Air Maintenance Unit, NAS Johnstown, PA. |
28 January 1947 |
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Transferred to Pool Service Squadron, NAS Johnstown, PA. |
28 February 1947 |
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Transferred to War Assets Administration.
For disposal. |
8 March 1947 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy. |
1 July 1947 |
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To Saint Louis Flying Service, Saint Louis-Krats, MO with new c/r N5865V. |
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Converted for corporate use with an executive interior. This conversion included a floor over the bomb bay, soundproofing, additional seats, windows and new engines as well as other alterations for corporate use. (The B-25 History Project). |
From January 1948 to 1950 |
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To Continental Airlines, Houston, TX with new c/r N5865V.
Used as crew trainer. |
From April 1950 to 1960 |
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To Oilfield Aviation Corp, Houston, TX keeping c/r N5865V. |
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Converted to executive transport, with airstair etc. |
April 1960 |
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To Atlantic Aviation Corp, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N5865V. |
April 1961 |
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To Silvio J. Adano, South Merrimack, NH keeping c/r N5865V. |
August 1961 |
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To Graubart Aviation, Valparaiso, IN keeping c/r N5865V. |
May 1962 |
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To Aero Enterprises, Elkhart, IN keeping c/r N5865V. |
From August 1962 to 1963 |
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To Robert Gure, Chicago, IL keeping c/r N5865V. |
From July 1963 to January 1966 |
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To Air Services Inc, Addison, TX keeping c/r N5865V. |
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Avionics, Doppler navigation (and) radar flight testing for Texas Instruments Co. |
17 December 1963 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL5865V (B-25J, 108-34263) issued. |
From 1966 to 1969 |
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To Aero Industries, Addison, TX keeping c/r N5865V. |
1970 |
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Photographer: JM Bryant
Notes: Addison Airport, Addison, Dallas County, Texas |
From January 1971 to 1972 |
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To Robert A. Mathews, Jacksonville, NC keeping c/r N5865V. |
From 1972 to 1979 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Open storage at Fort Lauderdale, FL. |
1976 |
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Photographer: Bill Farress
Notes: Approximately 1976 Ft. Lauderdale International airport Florida |
1977 |
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Photographer: Jeff Billings
Notes: Taken at the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport in 1977. Damage to tail I believe was from another airplane being pushed into it during a hurricane that brushed by South Florida. |
1977 |
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Photographer: Jeff Billings
Notes: Taken at the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport in 1977. Damage to tail I believe was from another airplane being pushed into it during a hurricane that brushed by South Florida. |
1977 |
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Photographer: Jeff Billings
Notes: Taken at the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport in 1977. Damage to tail I believe was from another airplane being pushed into it during a hurricane that brushed by South Florida. |
1978 |
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To Tom Reilly, Orlando, FL keeping c/r N5865V. |
From 1981 to 1985 |
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To Craig Tims, Conifer, CO keeping c/r N5865V. |
From 1981 to 1982 |
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Restored.
Restored at Kissimmee, FL. |
November 1982 |
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First post-restoration Flight. |
December 1985 |
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To Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX keeping c/r N5865V. |
9 September 1991 |
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To American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu, Midland, TX keeping c/r N5865V. |
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Operated by Commemorative Air Force Airpower Museum, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, TX.
 View the Location Dossier |
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Operated by Commemorative Air Force-Southern California Wing, Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, CA.
View the Location Dossier |
By 1993 |
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Photographer: Corel Photo CD-ROM 1993 |
1994 |
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Restoration started.
Replaced a wing due to corrosion issues. The starboard waist window, which had been replaced with an air stair, was restored with the waist window section of 44-28765. |
24 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: During a guided tour of the Restoration Hangar at the Commemorative Air Force Museum at Camarillo, Southern California |
24 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: During a guided tour of the Restoration Hangar at the Commemorative Air Force Museum at Camarillo, Southern California |
24 August 2015 |
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To American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N5865V. |
15 May 2016 |
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First post-restoration Flight.
The worlds last known surviving PBJ-1J Mitchell took to the skies over Camarillo, California again, following a decades-long, down-to-the-last-rivet restoration with the Southern California (SoCal) Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. |
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Markings Applied: 35243
Painted to represent PBJ-1J Bu.No. 35243. Marked as MB 11, this aircraft flew with Marine Bombing Squadron VMB-611 in the Pacific Theatre. Sadly, 1st. Lt. Doit L. Fish and his seven man crew were lost in MB 11 during a strike on the Kibawe Trail near Davao on May 30th, 1945. |
1 January 2017 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL5865V (B-25J, 108-34263) issued. |
11 March 2017 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at NAS El Centro Airshow |
18 April 2017 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Wright Field, WPAFB, OH (NMUSAF location) celebrating 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo raiders |
6 October 2017 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At CAF Wings Over Dallas Airshow, Dallas Executive Airport, TX. |
15 September 2018 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races. |
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