B-25J-15-NC 44-28738
History
B-25J-15-NC 44-28738 was delivered on July 26, 1944. On July 28, 1944 she was assigned to the base advanced Twin-Engine training unit at Moody Field, Georgia. Although some training bases at this time had a surplus of B-25s, she remained in use in a training role for the remainder of the war. Transferred to Turner Field in March of 1945 she continued in use as a multi-engine transition trainer. In the post war years she operated from Barksdale, Reese, James Connally, Harlingen and finally Goodfellow Air force bases. She was declared surplus to Air Force needs in 1959. The following summary of assignments are listed on her record card:
Base Assignments
| Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 07/28/1944 | Moody AAF, GA | 2144 Base Unit |
| 03/29/1945 | Turner AAF, GA | 2109 Base Unit |
| 01/31/1946 | Lockbourne AAF, OH | 2113 Base Unit |
| 08/12/1946 | Enid AAF, OK | 2518 Base Unit |
| 11/30/1946 | Barksdale AAF, LA | 2621 Base Unit |
| 08/28/1948 | Barksdale AAF, LA | 3500 Primary Training Wing |
| 10/03/1949 | Reese AFB, TX | 3500 Primary Training Wing |
| 02/17/1950 | Brookley AFB, AL | Maintenance |
| 05/03/1950 | Reese AFB, TX | 3500 Primary Training Wing |
| 12/12/1951 | James Connally AFB, TX | 3565 Basic Training Wing |
| 04/15/1953 | Harlingen AFB, TX | 3610 Basic Training Wing |
| 09/08/1953 | Birmingham, AL | Maintenance to TB-25N |
| 02/23/1954 | Harlingen AFB, TX | 3610 Basic Training Wing |
| 06/13/1954 | Goodfellow AFB, TX | 3646 Primary Training Wing |
| 12/1958 | Davis Monthan AFB, AZ | Storage |
| 04/1959 | Davis Monthan AFB, AZ | Surplus |
Early civilian history on the on the aircraft is sketchy. What we do know is she was sold along with 2 other airframes (B-25J-20-NC 44-29839 and B-25J-30-NC 44-86715) and flown to Papillion, Nebraska. That ferry flight would be her only civilian flight. Original intentions for this and the other two B-25s were for use as agricultural sprayers. This transformation never occurred and the three aircraft remained idle until the 1970s. At some point, she was acquired by the SAC Museum located at Offut AFB, Omaha. After received by the museum the outer wing panels were removed. Some of the aluminum skin was also removed from the port side of the aircraft. The exposed fuselage section from the waist gun position to behind the cockpit makes up a display at the museum. Unfortunately, her outer wing panels were scrapped. In the late 90s, the museum moved to a new location, but she is still on display to this day.
- Model: B-25J-15-NC
- Serial Number: 44-28738
- NAA Mfg. Number: 108-32013
- FAA Registration: N3441G
- Mfg. Plant: Fairfax - Kansas City, Kansas
- Completion Date: July 12, 1944
- Delivery Date: July 26, 1944
- Status: Static
- Owner: Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
- Location: Ashland, NE
- Website: https://sacmuseum.org/
- Notable info:
Photos
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.