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"Carol Jean"
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Serial #: 44-29887
Construction #:
  108-33162
Civil Registration:
  N10564
Model(s):
  B-25J
Name: Carol Jean
Status: Stored
Last info: 2002
   History:
Les Bowman Engineering, Long Beach, CA, Nov. 1957.
- Registered as N10564.
- Purchased as surplus from USAF, Eglin AFB, FL.
Parsons Air Park, Carpinteria, CA., Dec. 1957-1964.
- Flown as tanker #E91.
- Fitted with 1,200 gallon tanks by AirResearch Aviation, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 1958.
- Operated by US Forest Service for B-25 tanker tests.
Hemet Valley Flying Service, Hemet, CA., May 1965-1968.
- Stored engineless, Hemet, CA, 1965-1968.
- Engines used in HVFS Super PBY tankers.
Tallmantz Aviation, Santa Ana, CA, Oct. 1968-1971.
- Used in movie "Catch-22", 1968-1969.
-- Flew as "Luscious Lulu/6Y.
David Allen/Davu Aviation Inc., Sarasota, FL, Jan. 1971-1973.
Wings of Yesterday Museum, Santa Fe, NM, 1975-1978.
John F. Marshell/Warbirds Of The World, Ocala, FL, Nov. 1979-1985.
- Flew as Little Brown Jugs/6Y (later 429887/Carol Jean/6M).
National Air & Space Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 1985-2002.
- Stored Washington-Dulles Airport.
- To be displayed in 2003.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
National Air & Space Museum, http://www.nasm.edu/nasm/aero/aircraft/NAB-25.htm.
 Photo Source(s):
Caz Caswell.
Unknown.