B-25H-10-NC SN 43-4999 "Dog Daize"

History

The B-25H-10-NA SN 43-4999 was delivered on June 21, 1944. She was initially flown to storage in San Antonio, Texas. In August of 1945, she was transferred to storage at Kelly Field, TX. She was then transferred to St. Louis, MO, where she remained in storage until November 19, 1945, when she was transferred to the RFC in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The following summary of assignments are listed on her record card:

Base Assignments

She was transferred to the Dominican Air Force as FAD 2502 in 1948. Little is known of her use, but most reports indicate B-25s were used in administrative duties and as transports for the FAD. The following summary of assignments are listed on her record card:

FAD Base Assignments

She was returned to the United States through a disposal sale with the Dominical government brokered through the Babb Company of Newark, New Jersey. Her registration was assigned as N3970C. There was an attempted sale in November of 1957 that was never completed and was derelict as of 1957. She was seized by the Mercer County Airport for non-payment of fees. In 1960, she was donated to the Bradley Air Museum. At that point, she was disassembled and trucked to Bradley, Connecticut. It was there that she was restored to static condition for the first time. In October of 1970, she was severely damaged in a tornado. She was restored by Tom Reilly in exchange for a B-17G airframe that was also damaged in the tornado. That B-17G would be restored as "Liberty Belle". The B-25 would be returned to static display at the New England Air museum. As of 2019, she is currently undergoing further restoration to return to static display including the reinstallation of her 75mm cannon.

• Model: B-25H-10-NC
• Serial Number: 43-4999
• NAA Mfg. Number: 98-22000
• FAA Registration: N3970C
• Mfg. Plant: Inglewood, California
• Completion Date: June 17, 1944
• Delivery Date: June 21, 1944
• Status: Restoration to Static
• Owner: New England Air Museum
• Location: Windsor Locks, Connecticut
• Website: http://www.neam.org/
• Notable info:

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.