B-25D-15-NC SN 41-30792

History

The B-25D-15-NC SN 41-30792 was completed on June 30, 1943. She was transferred to the Kansas City modification center for modifications. After modifications, she was transferred to the Royal Air Force. Her transfer to the RAF is not indicated on her record card, but most of the RAF B-25s were delivered to England through Canada where the RAF serials were assigned and preparations for the Atlantic crossing completed. The ferry flights were through Greenland, Iceland and Scotland before reaching RAF inventory. The following summary of assignments are listed on her record card:

Base Assignments

She was flown to England in November of 1943 and initially assigned to a reconnaissance unit for flight training. She was later delivered to the Royal Air Force on April 23, 1944. She first served in the 320 (Dutch) Squadron at Dunsfold as a trainer. Her registration was assigned as FR193 and the unit code of NO-L. In August of 1944, she was sent to Dunsford Field, Surrey and assigned to operational duties. From August 1944 to April 1945, she flew possibly 100 missions with 1 recall, 1 abort and two returns with no targets available. As part of 2 Group RAF she was used in tactical bombing missions against storage depots and lines of communications. Most of the missions were to France and the Low Countries but later flights were into Germany. In October 1944 320 Squadron moved to Melsbroek, Belgium for operations. She later moved to Achmer in April 1945. Her last combat mission was on April 21, 1945 to Oldenburg, Germany. On April 23, 1945, she was damaged in a landing accident after a training flight. She was turned over to Maintenance Unit 151 for repairs but before it could be sent back to the squadron the war in Europe ended. 41-30792 was sent to Kirkherde, Netherlands for storage. She was transferred from there to the Naval Air Station Valkenburg to serve as A-17. On May 15, 1950, she received the registration of M-6 that was changed on December 15, 1950 to B-6 with the unit code of 2-6. On July 8, 1954, her unit was phased out. She was then transferred to Deelen Airbase and used as a technical school instruction frame. By the late 1950's she was transferred to the National War and Resistance Museum in Overloon. The following summary of assignments are listed on her record card:

RAF Base Assignments

In late 1954, she was allocated to the museum at Overloon for display. She remained in Dutch Navy colors through the l960s and into the 1970s. She was repainted back to the colors and markings of No. 320 Squadron while with the RAF during WWII in the late 1970s. In 1995 after many years on outside display, she was moved into a display hanger with some of the other historical collection at Overloon.

• Model: B-25D-15-NC
• Serial Number: 41-30792
• NAA Mfg. Number: 87-8957
• FAA Registration: Never registered
• Mfg. Plant: Fairfax - Kansas City, Kansas
• Completion Date: June 30, 1943
• Delivery Date: July 6, 1943
• Status: Static
• Owner: National War and Resistance Museum of the Netherlands
• Location: Overloon, Netherlands
• Website: http://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/en
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This page represents the most current information we have on this aircraft. The information above was last updated 06/2018 with information provided by Bob Haney. Our goal is to have the most current and correct information possible. If you have any information about this aircraft not listed here or see anything posted in error, please contact the B-25 History Project so we may update our records.