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Serial #: 44-86747 Construction #: 108-47501 Civil Registration: N8163H |
Model(s): B-25J Mitchell TB-25J Mitchell TB-25N Mitchell Name: Mitch The Witch II Status: Airworthy Last Info: 2015 |
Delivered to U.S. Army Air Force as 44-86747, 19??.
- Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, December 1958-1959.
Alton C. Mosley, Fairbanks, AK, May 4, 1959.
- Registered as N8163H.
- Converted to fire tanker, Boise, ID, July 1959.
-- Fitted with 2,000 gallon borate tank.
Alton C. Mosley/Robert L. Murphey, Fairbanks, AK, August 1959-1961.
Merric Inc, Anchorage, AK, April 1961-1962.
RJD Corp, Fairbanks, AK, February 1965-1967.
Donald Gilbertson/James Anderson/Aero Retardant, Fairbanks, AK, April 1967.
- Flew as tanker #7.
Pacific Alaska Airlines/Aero Retardant, Fairbanks, AK, February 1974-1977.
Noel M. Wien, Anchorage, AK, February 1977-1978.
The Air Museum, Chino, CA, December 1978-1986.
Robert Pond/Planes Of Fame East, Spring Park, MN, March 1986-1997.
Palm Springs Air Museum/Bob Pond, Palm Springs, CA, 1997-2015.
- Flown as 287293/Mitch The Witch II.
- Flew as 02249/"Ruptured Duck" for movie Pearl Harbor, September 2000.
-- Flew off USS Constellation.
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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. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013. Federal Aviation Administration. |
Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner Ross Henniger Brian Lockett - Goleta Air & Space Museum Research Assistance: Pat Carry. |
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