B-25J-20-NC SN 44-29366

History

B-25J-20-NC 44-29366 was delivered on September 18, 1944. She was assigned to twin-engine pilot training at Turner and Moody Fields, Georgia during the war. At the end of WW II she was briefly stored at Perrin Field, Texas until September 1946 when she was assigned to Enid AAF, Oklahoma for pilot training. With the formation of the USAF in 1947 she was assigned to multi-engine pilot training at Barkesdale AFB, Louisiana and later to the 3500th Primary/Pilot Training Wing. When this unit was transferred to Reese AFB Texas in 1949 she went along as part of the unit's inventory of aircraft. From l946 until retired in 1958 she was in continuous use for pilot, navigator or bombardier training. She served at James Connally, Goodfellow and Ellington Air Force Bases in addition to her time at Reese AFB. Serving the USAF for 14 years she amassed over 10,000 flight hours. She was sent to Davis-Monthan AFB for storage and finally declared surplus in December 1959. The following summary of assignments are listed on her record card:

Base Assignments

Purchased surplus by Sonora Flying Service in January 1960, she was converted into a borate tanker and flown as Tanker #48. She was sold in 1964 and unfortunately some of the records for the aircraft were lost except for the FAA records of ownership. There was one other owner between 1964 and 1968 when the Tallmantz Corporation acquired her. She was purchased for the film "Catch 22". In this film she carried the tail code 6M with no noseart. After filming was completed for "Catch 22" she was repainted in basic olive drab and gray and moved to Tampa, Florida. Again there was not a lot of flying activity for the next several years. In 1978 she was modified with extra fuel tanks for a flight to England for use in another film "Hanover Street". In all, five B-25s were gathered for use in this film being completed in the UK. She completed the Trans-Atlantic to England flight via Greenland and Iceland. For "Hanover Street" she was given the fake military serial 151645 and a coat of olive drab paint. During the movie she carried the name of "Marvelous Miriam". Most of the "Hanover Street" B-25s were left idle after the filming due to administrative holds in England. She however, was renamed and flown as "Marvelous Milly" in the late 1970s while still based out of Blackbushe, England where the "Hanover Street" B-25s had been kept. Eventually she was grounded at Blackbushe Airport in 1980. She was obtained by English collector Doug Arnold and donated to the RAF Museum where it is currently displayed.

• Model: B-25J-20-NC
• Serial Number: 44-29366
• NAA Mfg. Number: 108-32641
• FAA Registration: N9115Z
• Mfg. Plant: Fairfax - Kansas City, Kansas
• Completion Date: September 16, 1944
• Delivery Date: September 18, 1944
• Status: Static
• Owner: Royal Air Force Museum
• Location: Edgware, England
• Website: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/
• Notable info: Flew in both "Catch 22" and "Hannover Street".

This page represents the most current information we have on this aircraft. The information above was last updated 02/2020 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.