List of surviving North American B-25 Mitchells

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The Vintage Flying Museum's B-25J, Pacific Prowler

There are more than one hundred surviving North American B-25 Mitchells scattered over the world, mainly in the United States. Most of them are on static display in museums, but about 45 are still airworthy.

A significant number of these were brought together for Catch-22, a 1970 war film adapted from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller. When Catch-22 began preliminary production, Paramount hired the Tallmantz Aviation organization to obtain available B-25s. Tallmantz president, Frank G. Tallman ended up finding war-surplus aircraft, and eventually gathered not only pilots to fly the aircraft but also a ground support crew to maintain the fleet.

On 18 April 2010, 17 airworthy B-25s took off from the airfield behind the National Museum of the United States Air Force and flew over in formation to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. Four of the surviving members of the Raid were in attendance for the reunion; Cole, Griffin, Hite and Thatcher, although Hite departed before the flyover. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Commander of Air Force Material Command General Donald Hoffman and the Director of the National Museum of the United States Air Force Major General (ret.) Charles Metcalf were there also.

In September 2005, a B-25C Mitchell that crashed in 1943 during a training exercise was raised from the depths of Lake Murray, SC. Dr. Bob Seigler who spearheaded the project, John Hodge and Dr. Bill Vartorella, formed the Lake Murray B-25 Rescue Project to salvage the aircraft from the bottom of Lake Murray. After recovery, the remains of the aircraft were moved to the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama for conservation and museum display. A video crew, including maritime video experts Nautilus Productions Rick Allen (2nd camera & underwater camera) and Ric Hase (sound), documented the recovery for the Mega Movers series on the History Channel.

This is a list of surviving North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft.

B-25 survivors

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B-25J 44-28932 Tondelayo

B-25J Mitchell - 44-30069 at Museu Aerospacial in Campos dos Afonsos Air Force Base - Rio de Janeiro

B-25H Barbie III taxiing at Centennial Airport, Colorado

B-25J 45-8883 Grumpy of the Canadian Warplane Heritage

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B-25J 44-30832 Take-off Time

B-25D 43-3634 Yankee Warrior

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B-25J 43-28222 at Hurlburt Field, Florida

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B-25J 44-86772 at the Hill Air Force Base Museum, Hill AFB, Utah

B-25J 44-86725 Super Rabbit at the Evergreen Aviation Museum

B-25J 44-30734 Panchito of Rag Wings and Radial Aircraft

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B-25J 44-86843 at Grissom ARB, Indiana

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B-25J 44-86872 Little King at Robins AFB, Georgia

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B-25J 44-86891 Lazy Daisy Mae at former Castle AFB, California

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B-25J-30NC 44-86777 Martha Jean of Blue Yonder, Inc

F-10D 43-3374 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (in Doolittle markings) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

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B-25J 44-86893

B-25J 44-29507 Sarinah of the Duke of Brabant's Air Force

B-25J 43-28059 Apache Princess at the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida

Argentina

Under restoration

B-25J

• 44-31173 - under restoration to flightworthiness by Gustavo M. Passano and his team.

Australia

On display

B-25D

• 41-30222 Hawg-Mouth - Australian Aviation Heritage Center in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Austria

Airworthy

B-25J

• 44-86893 Red Bull - based in Salzburg, flown for the Flying Bulls/Red Bull and owned by Aircraft Guarantee Corp Trustee of Onalaska, Texas, USA.

Brazil

On display

B-25J

• 44-29500 - Museu Eduardo Andre Matarazzo, Bebedouro, Sao Paulo.
• 44-30069 - Museu Aerospacial in Campos dos Afonsos Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro.
• 44-30245 - Praca das Velhas Aguias in Natal Air Force Base.

Canada

Airworthy

B-25J

• 45-8883 Hot Gen! (formerly Grumpy)- Canadian Warplane Heritage in Hamilton, Ontario.

On display

B-25J

• 44-30791 - Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta. Ex-RCAF 5273, restored in 418 (City of Edmonton Squadron) markings as FW251 "Daisy Mae".
• 44-86699 - Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario.
• 44-86724 - CFB Winnipeg in Manitoba.
• 44-86726 - Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta.

Ecuador

On display

B-25J

• 44-86866 - Museo Aeronautico de la FAE Ecuadorian, Quito Air Force Base, partially restored and repainted in the famous "Apache Princess livery"

Indonesia

On display

B-25J

• 44-29022 - Indonesian Air Force Academy Collection in Jawa Tengah, Yogyakarta Air Force Base.
• 44-29032 - Indonesian Air Force Museum in Yogyakarta Air Force Base.
• 44-30399 - Armed Forces Museum in Jakarta.

Mexico

On display

B-25J

• 44-29128 - Museum of Technology in Mexico City.

Under Restoration

B-25J

• 44-29145 - San Juan de Aragon Park in Mexico City.
• 44-30692 - San Juan de Aragon Park in Mexico City.

Netherlands

Airworthy

B-25J

• 44-29507 Sarinah.

On display

B-25D

• 41-30792 - Overloon War Museum in Overloon.

B-25J

• 44-31258 - Militaire Luchtvaart Museum in Soesterberg.

Papua New Guinea

On display

B-25C

• 41-12442 - Girua Airfield in Tadji.

B-25D

• 41-30163 - National Museum in Port Moresby.

Russia

On display

B-25D

• 43-3355 - Moscow Air Force Museum.

Spain

On display

B-25J

• 44-29121 - Museo del Aire, Madrid.

United Kingdom

On display

B-25J

• 44-29366 - RAF Museum in Hendon.
• 44-31171 - American Air Museum in Duxford.

United States

Airworthy

B-25

• 40-2168 Miss Hap - American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, NY. This aircraft was the fourth off the North American production line in 1940 and was designated an RB-25 (the "R" indicating restricted from combat, not a reconnaissance aircraft) and was assigned to General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold in 1943 and 1944. It was later sold to Howard Hughes in 1951 and took Elizabeth Taylor to the funeral of her husband, Mike Todd. Hughes sold the aircraft in 1961. It also served with the Indonesian Air Force.,

B-25D

• 43-3318 Grumpy - Historic Flight Foundation in Mukilteo, Washington.
• 43-3634 Yankee Warrior - Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

B-25H

• 43-4106 Barbie III - History Flight in Wilmington, Delaware.

B-25J

• 43-27868 Yellow Rose - Commemorative Air Force (Central Texas Wing) in San Marcos, Texas.
• 43-28059 Apache Princess - Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.
• 43-28204 Pacific Princess - B-25 Mitchell LCC in Missoula, Montana.
• 43-35972 Maid in the Shade - Commemorative Air Force (Airbase Arizona) in Mesa, Arizona. This aircraft flew fifteen actual combat missions from Seraggia Airport on the island of Corsica in November and December 1944 as Battle 18 with the distinctive blue tail and blue ring cowls she now displays. She was later an aerial pest spray aircraft and arrived at the then Arizona Wing of the CAF and was in restoration for almost 29 years until her first flight in May 2009.
• 44-28866 Champaign Gal - Champaign Aviation Museum in Urbana, Ohio.
• 44-28925 How Boot That - Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas.
• 44-28932 Tondelayo (listed as B-25J but had been a TB-25N)- Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts, aircraft was based at the Foundation's maintenance plant at American Aero Services at New Smyrna Beach Airport in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, but in August 2013 the aircraft was moved to Nut Tree Airport in Solano County, California to aid the fundraising campaigns of the Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Center by offering rides over the San Francisco Bay area.
• 44-28938 Old Glory - J L Ward Aviation Co. Inc. in Coulterville, California.
• 44-29199 In The Mood - Westpac Restorations in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• 44-29465 Guardian Of Freedom - Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California.
• 44-29869 Miss Mitchell - Commemorative Air Force (Minnesota Wing) in South St. Paul, Minnesota.
• 44-29939 Briefing Time - Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania.
• 44-30129 Wild Cargo - Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
• 44-30254 (unnamed) - Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington.
• 44-30423 Photo Fanny - Planes of Fame in Chino, California. This airplane has appeared in numerous movies, e.g. Catch-22 and Forever Young.
• 44-30456 Russian Ta Get Ya - Lewis Air Legends in San Antonio, Texas.
• 44-30606 Tootsie - TSM Enterprises in Carson City, Nevada.
• 44-30734 Panchito - Delaware Aviation Museum in Georgetown, Delaware.
• 44-30748 Heavenly Body - Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon.
• 44-30801 Executive Sweet - American Aeronautical Foundation in Camarillo, California.
• 44-30823 Pacific Prowler - William Glover in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
• 44-30832 Buck U - Claire Aviation Inc. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• 44-31385 Show Me - Commemorative Air Force (Missouri Wing) in St. Charles, Missouri.
• 44-86697 Killer B - T Reilly Vintage Aircraft Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware.
• 44-86698 Paper Doll - Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
• 44-86725 Super Rabbit - Oklahoma Museum of Flying in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• 44-86734 Special Delivery - Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.
• 44-86747 Mitch The Witch II - Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California.
• 44-86758 Devil Dog - Commemorative Air Force (Devil Dog Squadron) in Georgetown, Texas.
• 44-86777 Georgie's Gal - Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio.
• 44-86785 Georgia Mae - Wiley Sanders Truck Lines Inc. in Troy, Alabama.
• 44-86791 (unnamed) - Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.
• 44-86797 Ol Grey Mare - Lauridsen Aviation Museum in Buckeye, Arizona.
• 45-8835 Betty's Dream - Texas Flying Legends Museum in Houston, Texas.
• 45-8884 Lady Luck - Lady Luck LCC in Blaine, Minnesota.
• 45-8887 Ah'm Available Too - Mitchell Aircraft Components Inc. in Chino, California.
• 45-8898 Axis Nighmare - Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia, Ohio.

On display

B-25D

• 41-29784 Fertile Myrtle - Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
• 43-3308 (unnamed) - Freedom Museum in Pampa, Texas. It is on loan from the USMC Museum in Quantico, Virginia.
• 43-3374 (unnamed) - National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.

B-25H

• 43-4432 City of Burlington - EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
• 43-4899 (unnamed) - Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
• 43-4999 Dog Daize - New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

B-25J

• 43-4030 Blonde Bomber - South Dakota Air and Space Museum at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota.
• 43-27712 The Spirit Of Al Penn - Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.
• 43-28222 (unnamed) - Hurlburt Field, Florida.
• 44-28834 Flo - Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota.
• 44-28875 (unnamed) - Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, Texas.
• 44-29035 (unnamed) - National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida; painted as a PBJ-1 of VMB-423.
• 44-29812 Safe Return - National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• 44-29835 (unnamed) - Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.
• 44-30077 Mouthy Mitchell - Pacific Aviation Museum at the former NAS Ford Island in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 44-30243 (unnamed) - Pendelton Air Museum in Pendelton, Oregon.
• 44-30363 Desert Bloom - Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska. The museum also features a partial fuselage display of another B-25.
• 44-30444 (unnamed) - General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• 44-30493 (unnamed) - Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, Montana.
• 44-30535 Iron Laiden Maiden - Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal, Kansas.
• 44-30635 Whiskey Pete - Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum at the former Chanute AFB in Rantoul, Illinois.
• 44-30649 Poopsie - Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
• 44-30854 (unnamed) - Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin AFB in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This aircraft, retired in 1960, was the last operational B-25 in the USAF inventory.
• 44-31004 Mary Alice II - Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama.
• 44-31032 Problem Child - March Field Air Museum at March ARB (former March AFB) in Riverside, California. It is on loan from the Military Aircraft Restoration Corp in Chino, California.
• 44-86727 (unnamed) - Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California.
• 44-86772 (unnamed) - Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB, Utah.
• 44-86843 Passionette Paulette - Grissom Air Museum at Grissom ARB (former Grissom AFB) in Indiana.
• 44-86872 The Little King - Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB in Warner Robins, Georgia.
• 44-86880 (unnamed) - National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas.
• 44-86891 Lazy Daisy Mae - Castle Air Museum at the former Castle AFB in Atwater, California.

Under restoration or in storage

B-25B

• 40-2347 - fuselage in storage at Aero Trader in Ocotillo Wells, California.

B-25C

• 41-13285 Skunkie - to flightworthiness or display status by South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation in Columbia, South Carolina.
• 42-32354 - in storage at Aero Trader in Ocotillo Wells, California. This aircraft was featured in the season 2 premiere of The Twilight Zone "King Nine Will Not Return".

B-25J

• 44-29877 Carol Jean - in storage at the Paul Garber Facility of the National Air and Space Museum in Silver Hill, Maryland.
• 44-29943 - to flightworthiness by S&R Aviation Services Inc. in Chino, California.
• 44-30203 - for display by the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa, California.
• 44-30210 - to flightworthiness by Latshaw Drilling & Exportation Co. in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• 44-30324 - to flightworthiness by Ken McBride in San Martin, California.
• 44-30627 - to flightworthiness by Mitchell Aircraft Components in Chino, California.
• 44-30733 Sandbar Mitchell - to flightworthiness by Warbirds of Glory Museum in Brighton, Michigan.
• 44-30756 - to flightworthiness by Southwest Aircraft Inc. in Fairacres, New Mexico.
• 44-86715 - to flightworthiness by Westpac Restorations in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• 44-86844 - to flightworthiness by Training Services Inc. in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

PBJ-1J

• 35857 Semper Fi - to flightworthiness by Commemorative Air Force (Southern California Wing) at Camarillo Airport (former Oxnard AFB) in Camarillo, California.

Venezuela

On display

B-25J

• 43-28096 - Museo Aeronautico FAV in Maracay Air Force Base.
• 44-30631 - Teniente Vicente Landaeta Gil AB in Barquisimeto.

See also

• List of military aircraft of the United States
• List of bomber aircraft

External links

• Hi-res virtual tour of Collings' B-25J 'Tondelayo'
• Hi-res virtual tour of B-25H 'Barbie III'
• Hi-res virtual tour of B-25J 'Panchito'