B-25J-10-NC 43-28222
History
B-25J-10-NC 44-28222 was delivered on June 7, 1944. She was assigned to Greenville AAF, South Carolina. Here she was used as a trainer and remained stateside for training pilots and crews at Greenville AAF through the end of the war. Post war she was attached to McClellan AAF Material Service Command in California as a base utility aircraft. She was later assigned as an administrative aircraft with the Continental Air Command at Mitchel AAF and the Air Defense Command Headquarters at Petersen AFB, Colorado. The following summary of assignments are listed on her record card:
Base Assignments
| Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 06/17/1944 | Greenville AAF, SC | 334 BG |
| 06/24/1944 | Greenville AFB, SC | 330 Base Unit |
| 02/01/1945 | Greenville AFB, SC | 128 Base Unit |
| 12/31/1945 | Mitchell Field, NY | 110 Base Unit |
| 03/10/1946 | South Plains AAF, TX | 4168 Base Unit |
| 06/06/1946 | Mitchell Field, NY | 100 Base Unit |
| 12/27/1948 | Mitchell Field, NY | 52 MSU |
| 03/22/1949 | McClellan AFB, CA | SARAR |
| 08/19/1949 | Mitchell Field, NY | Continental Command |
| 02/07/1951 | Peterson Field, CO | 4600 Air Base Group |
| 11/25/1952 | Brookley AFB, AL | Maintenance |
| 01/31/1953 | Peterson Field, CO | 4600 Air Base Group |
| 09/04/1954 | Hill AFB, UT | Maintenance |
| 05/05/1955 | Birmingham, AL | Maintenance to TB-25N |
| 08/21/1955 | Peterson Field, CO | 4600 Air Base Group |
| 12/1957 | Davis Monthan AFB, AZ | Storage |
| 01/1958 | Davis Monthan AFB, AZ | Surplus |
In April of 1958, she was purchased and converted by the new owner Les Bowman into a borate tanker. Although details of the tanker history are scarce it is known that she flew as Tanker E81 with Paul Mantz and as Tanker C81 for Sonora Flying Service in 1959 and early 1960. In l962 she was converted to an aerial sprayer since the US Forest Service was no longer using B-25s for fighting fires. All B-25s were withdrawn from tanker fire duties by 1962. Again little history is known of her time as an aerial sprayer. Between 1964 and 1970 she passed through several owners. In 1970, she was obtained by Ralph Ponte of Chico, California. She sat idle with Mr. Ponte until 1978. She was originally intended for restoration back to flying status but was eventually traded to the Air Force Museum Program in 1979. She was refurbished for display made ready for a ferry flight and flown to Beale AFB, California and became part of the base museum until Beale AFB base closed in 1995. After 16 years on display at Beale AFB she was moved to Hulbert Field, Florida. She was placed on display at Hulbert and put in the markings of the 1st Air Commando Group that served in the China Burma India theater in WW II.
- Model: B-25J-10-NC
- Serial Number: 43-28222
- NAA Mfg. Number: 108-35235
- FAA Registration: N5256V
- Mfg. Plant: Fairfax - Kansas City, Kansas
- Completion Date: June 6, 1944
- Delivery Date: June 7, 1944
- Status: Static
- Owner: United States Air Force
- Location: Okaloosa County, Florida
- Website: https://www.hurlburt.af.mil/
- Notable info:
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This page represents the most current information we have on this aircraft. The information above was last updated 09/2019 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.