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"Tootsie"

Launching off the U.S.S. Carl Vincent, 1995.
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Serial #: 44-30606
Construction #:
  108-33881
Civil Registry:
  N5249V
  N201L
Model(s):
  B-25J
  TB-25J
  TB-25N
Name: Tootsie
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2002
   History:
Delivered to USAAF as 44-30606, 19??.
- Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, Dec. 1957-1958.
C.M. Jasper/Oil Tool Corp, Long Beach, CA, Jan. 13, 1958.
- Registered as N5249V.
F.E. Fairfield/Oil Tool Corp, Long Beach, CA, May 1958-1960.
- Registered as N201L.
Baker Aircraft Sales, Long Beach, CA, Aug. 1960.
John F. Dumm & Jere Martlin, Anaheim, CA, Dec. 1960-1962.
Union Bank, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 1962-1965.
B.L. Crawley, Cucamonga, CA, Apr. 1965-1966.
Jack Davis, La Jolla, CA, Feb. 1966-1970.
Tom Todd, John Bishop & H. Fenner/Warbirds Inc, Hobbs, NM, Dec. 1970-1987.
- Restored by Aero Trader at Chino, CA.
- Fitted with gun nose.
- Flew as "Bat Out of Hell".
Ted R. Melsheimer, Carson City, NV, Mar. 1989-2002.
- Flown as USMC PBJ-1/430606/Tootsie.
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.
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2003.
 Photo Source(s):
Ernie Viskupic via JetPhotos.net
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