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    Airframe Family: North American B-25/PBJ Mitchell
    Latest Model:TB-25N Mitchell
    Last Military Serial:FAV4146 FAV
    Construction Number:108-32310
    Last Civil Registration:N61821
    Compressed ID:NA TB-25N sn FAV4146 FAV cn 108-323...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-25J-15-NC by North American at Kansas City, Kansas, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-29035.

    1945

    Converted to a TB-25J.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-29035.

    Circa 1954

    Converted to a TB-25N.

    December 1957

    Assigned to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage.

    7 July 1959

    To National Metals Co, Tucson, AZ with new c/r N3516G.

    July 1959

    To Les Bowman and Paul Mantz, Santa Ana, CA keeping c/r N3516G.

    November 1959

    Converted to fire tanker with 1200 gallon tank.

    1960

    Operated by Paul Mantz Air Service.

    Operated as fire service #82.

    March 1960

    Ferry flight.
    Flown to Caracas, Venezuela for fire tanker contract.

    May 1960

    To Venezuelan Government.

    1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Venezolana with s/n 15B40.

    1966

    New serial number assigned: FAV4146 FAV

    From 1980 to 1991

    Assigned to El Libetader AB, Venezuela for storage.
    Placed in open storage.

    1991


    Photographer: Wayne Gomes
    Notes: Photographed at Pensacola.

    October 1992

    To Steven A. Detch, Alpharetta, GA.

    Recovered.
    Recovered and crated at Palo Nego Air Base.

    Stored for spares in Alpharetta, GA.

    October 1992

    To Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Chino, CA.

    25 January 1993

    To David C. Tallichet with new c/r N61821.

    July 1993

    Contracted to Tony Mazzolini/US Aviation Museum, Cleveland, OH for work on the airframe.

    Transported by ground.
    Trucked to Cleveland for static restoration for NNAM.

    1993

    Restoration started.

    1998

    Contracted to Air Heritage Museum Inc, Beaver County Airport, Beaver Falls, PA for work on the airframe.
    View the Location Dossier

    March 1998

    Restoration completed.
    Markings Applied: MB22, 35087
    Static restoration completed.

    March 1998

    To National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
    Displayed as PBJ-1D.
    View the Location Dossier

    11 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    19 April 2010


    Photographer: Matt Maranto

    6 June 2011

    Civil registration, N61821, cancelled.

    January 2014


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla

    January 2014


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla
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