B-25H-10-NA SN 43-5104 "Bones"
History
The B-25H-10-NA SN 43-5104 known as "Bones" was completed in July of 1944. As the plane neared completion, North American employees covered the aircraft with dollar bills. This money was collected and donated to the Army-Navy relief fund. North American President "Dutch" Kindelberger arranged for brushes and paint that employees used to sign the historic bomber. United States Army Air Force commanding general "Hap" Arnold permitted the signed bomber to be delivered with the signatures. While at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, the B-25 was assigned her first crew and departed from Morrison Field at West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 11, 1944. On November 30, 1944, "Bones" arrived in Feni, India, where she was assigned to the 12th BG's 82nd Bomb Squadron. During December, she was involved in several successful missions. In early 1945, her pilot, 2nd Lt. Robert Allen was quoted as saying: "Bones is a running fool. We love this ship; and we ought to, for it has brought us 15,000 miles without a complaint. It's temperamental, but we're on to all of its tricks". Just prior to the end of the war, "Bones" reportedly had a low-altitude midair collision with a large vulture that went through the right windshield just missing the navigator. She was never flown in combat again. The definitive final destination of "Bones" is unknown, but she is reported to have been scrapped in India.
- Model: B-25H-10-NA
- Serial Number: 43-5104
- NAA Mfg. Number: 98-22105
- FAA Registration: Never registered
- Mfg. Plant: Inglewood, California
- Completion Date: July, 1944
- Delivery Date: July, 1944
- Status: Presumed scrapped
- Owner: n/a
- Location: n/a
- Website: n/a
- Notable info: The last B-25H-10-NA produced as well as the last B-25 produced in Inglewood, California.
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