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Constructed as a TB-25J. |
Circa 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-8898. |
18 December 1946 |
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Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Pyote AAF, TX for storage. |
August 1948 |
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Transferred to 1100th Maintenance and Supply Group (HQ USAF Command), Bolling AFB, DC.
Operated with markings: 246, BD-898, U.S. AIR FORCE, 58898 |
1949 |
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Photographer: Paul J. McDaniel via Jim Sullivan
Notes: Pictured in Wilmington, North Carolina. |
March 1950 |
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Transferred to 1100th Air Base Wing (HQC), Bolling AFB, DC (Deployments to Offutt AFB, NE and Wright-Patterson AFB, OH). |
June 1953 |
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Transferred to 1100th Flight Operations Group (HQC), Bolling AFB, DC. |
December 1953 |
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Transferred to Birmingham Modification Center, AL. |
December 1953 |
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Converted to a TB-25N.
Converted at Birmingham. |
March 1954 |
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Transferred to 1100th Operations Group (HQC), Bolling AFB, DC. |
June 1957 |
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Transferred to 1100th Maintenance and Supply Group (HQC), Bolling AFB, DC. |
June 1958 |
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Assigned to Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch (AMC), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. |
March 1959 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.
Dropped from inventory as surplus. |
From August 1959 to 1983 |
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To Rockdale Flying Service/H. H. Coffield with new c/r N3681G. |
1981 |
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Photographer: Unknown via Dan Desko
Notes: In Rockdale, Texas. |
15 October 1983 |
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To Aero Trader/Carl Scholl. |
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Transported by ground.
Trucked to Ocotillo Wells, California. |
From November 1985 to 1997 |
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To Binary Warriors Inc/Vern Raburn.
Finished in Royal Air Force markings. |
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Transported by ground.
Trucked to Kissimmee, Florida for rebuild by Tom Reilly. |
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Restored using center section of USAAF s/n 44-28765, c/r N9443Z. |
15 November 1991 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL898BW (TB-25N, 45-8898) issued. |
March 1992 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: In ISM. |
18 April 1992 |
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Participated in Doolittle Raid 50th anniversary events. |
May 1992 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Chino Airport, CA |
From 2 July 1997 to 1999 |
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To Donald J. George. |
From 8 April 1999 to 2004 |
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To Warbirds Inc/Mike George. |
By 10 September 1999 |
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Markings Applied: Axis Nightmare |
10 September 1999 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: At Galesburg Municipal |
22 September 2004 |
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To Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, OH with new c/r N898BW. |
2 November 2004 |
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Based at Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, OH.
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28 September 2007 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: GML Airshow, Columbus, OH. |
18 December 2013 |
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Photographer: Kenneth Smith |
1 January 2015 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL898BW (TB-25N, 45-8898) issued. |
Circa May 2018 |
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Markings Applied: Yankee Doodle, 6A, 327198 |
From 18 May 2018 to 17 July 2018 |
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Flew to Sardinia, Italy to be used in filming of Catch-22 miniseries. |
15 May 2021 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Illinois Valley airport, Peru, IL |
23 November 2022 |
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Photographer: Arjun Sarup
Notes: Yankee Doodle in the hangar at Tri-State Warbird Museum. This was the second last B-25J to be built at Kansas City and was ready for delivery in Aug 1945. Assigned USAAF s/n 45-8898, it was stored after the B-25 contract was cancelled, later being converted to a TB-25N pilot trainer. |
19 May 2023 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru, IL |
19 May 2023 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru, IL |
19 May 2023 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru, IL |
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