B-25 MITCHELL/45-8883
Serial #: 45-8883
Construction #:
108-47734
Civil Registration:
NL75755
N75755
C-GCWA
C-GCWM
Construction #:
108-47734
Civil Registration:
NL75755
N75755
C-GCWA
C-GCWM
Model(s):
B-25J Mitchell
Name: Grumpy
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2023
B-25J Mitchell
Name: Grumpy
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2023
History:
Built, August 1945, not accepted by U.S. Army Air Force, delivered new to Reconstruction Finance Corp, Altus, OK, October 1945.
A.B. Fitzgerald, Fort Worth, TX, September 10, 1946.
- Registered as NL75755.
Albert Trostel & Sons Co, Milwaukee, WI, July 1948-1950.
- Registered as N75755.
Northern Pump Co, Minneapolis, MN, May 1950-1958.
Perter Volid, Chicago, IL, November 1958-1964.
King Korn Stamp Co, Chicago, IL, February 1964.
Dee Banister, Seymour, IN, February 1964-1965.
King Korn Stamp Co, Chicago, IL, January 1965.
- Suffered an engine fire on takeoff, struck trees during emergency landi American Learjet Corp, Tarkio, MD, December 1965-1966.
Jack Adams Aircraft Sales, Walls, MS, August 1966.
R.H. Wood/Wilbert Vault Service, Laurel, MD, April 1967-1973.
Robert W. Trainer, Lancaster, PA, December 1973.
Flight Test Engineering Co, Newalk, DE, January 1974.
- Withdrawn from use, open storage, Wilmington, DE, 1973-1975.
Canadian Warplane Heritage, Hamilton, Ontario, 1975-2023.
- Registration C-GCWA reserved but not taken up.
- Registered as C-GCWM, May 1975.
- Delivered to Hamilton, Ontario as She's a Silver Lady.
- Restored to airworthy, first flight May 8, 1976.
- Initially flew as RCAF/HD372/VO-D with D-day invasion stripes on lower fuselage only.
- Acquired name Hot Gen! in 1992.
- Added full D-day fuselage invasion stripes by May 1993.
- Flew as HD372/VO-D/VO-F/Hot Gen!, October 1993.
- Repainted and renamed Grumpy.
Built, August 1945, not accepted by U.S. Army Air Force, delivered new to Reconstruction Finance Corp, Altus, OK, October 1945.
A.B. Fitzgerald, Fort Worth, TX, September 10, 1946.
- Registered as NL75755.
Albert Trostel & Sons Co, Milwaukee, WI, July 1948-1950.
- Registered as N75755.
Northern Pump Co, Minneapolis, MN, May 1950-1958.
Perter Volid, Chicago, IL, November 1958-1964.
King Korn Stamp Co, Chicago, IL, February 1964.
Dee Banister, Seymour, IN, February 1964-1965.
King Korn Stamp Co, Chicago, IL, January 1965.
- Suffered an engine fire on takeoff, struck trees during emergency landi American Learjet Corp, Tarkio, MD, December 1965-1966.
Jack Adams Aircraft Sales, Walls, MS, August 1966.
R.H. Wood/Wilbert Vault Service, Laurel, MD, April 1967-1973.
Robert W. Trainer, Lancaster, PA, December 1973.
Flight Test Engineering Co, Newalk, DE, January 1974.
- Withdrawn from use, open storage, Wilmington, DE, 1973-1975.
Canadian Warplane Heritage, Hamilton, Ontario, 1975-2023.
- Registration C-GCWA reserved but not taken up.
- Registered as C-GCWM, May 1975.
- Delivered to Hamilton, Ontario as She's a Silver Lady.
- Restored to airworthy, first flight May 8, 1976.
- Initially flew as RCAF/HD372/VO-D with D-day invasion stripes on lower fuselage only.
- Acquired name Hot Gen! in 1992.
- Added full D-day fuselage invasion stripes by May 1993.
- Flew as HD372/VO-D/VO-F/Hot Gen!, October 1993.
- Repainted and renamed Grumpy.
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, 2023.
Flightaware.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
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, 2023.
Flightaware.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Photo Source(s):
Jim Buckel
Caz Caswell
Paul Staight
Research Assistance:
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Jim Buckel
Caz Caswell
Paul Staight
Research Assistance:
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