USAAF Serial Numbers for the B-25H, as extracted from J. Baugher's data files at http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html Kevin Anderson, 14 April 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 43-4105/4404 North American B-25H-1 Mitchell c/n 98-21106/98-21405 4105 first flew Jul 31, 1943. Stress tested to destruction by the manufacturer. 4106 sold to Bendix as N5548N. Airworthy with Weary Warriors Squadron, Rockford, IL. I saw this one on 8-5-95 at Aurora, Ill. 4108 listed as crash wreck in Alaska. I have a report of it having gone down in a storm on Feb 18, 1944 about 35 mi NE of Anchorage. MACR 4100. The plane was on some sort of classified mission. Listed as being claimed by US Historical Aircraft Preservation Museum, AK. Civilian serial number N58HA associated with the plane. This seems to have been part of a scam in which people would register unrecovered B-25s in an attempt to get part of the take if and when they were actually found and recovered. Plane now listed as being in storage at US Historical Preservation Museum at Anchorage. 4113 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4114 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4116 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4124 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4129 lost Aug 5, 1944, SW Pacific. 4146 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4178 (7th BG) lost Dec 23, 1944, SW Pacific. 4183 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4184 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4186 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4188 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4189 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4193 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4199 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4201 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4209 (341st BG) shot down Apr 8, 1944 on raid on Japanese airfield on Hainan Island 4330 lost Feb 14, 1944, Central Pacific. 4336 sold on civilian market in 1950. Succession of owners. Civilian registrations N67998, N96GC, N66TI. Crashed in 1975 after alleged drug smuggling operation. Remained on the FAA active list according to Scott Thompson, but his latest list lists it as being destroyed. Reported as having creashed near Dawsonville, GA as N96GC Jun 3, 1975 during a marijuana smuggling flight. 4368 (341 BG, 490 BS) lost Feb 26, 1944, CBI theatre 4395 (341st BG) shot down Apr 8, 1944 on raid on Japanese airfield on Hainan Island 4403 (490th BG, 341st BS) crashed in raid on Momgpawn, Burma 2/1/1945. All 5 crew killed. 43-4405/4704 North American B-25H-5 Mitchell c/n 98-21406/98-21705 4432 (c/n 98-21433) sold on commercial market as NL90399. Later N10V. Used in *Catch 22*. Now with Experimental Aircraft Association of Oshkosh, WI as N10V. 4447 crashed May 29, 1945 on Crystal Peak, CA, 11 mi SW of Reno, NV. Was enroute from Hill Field, Utah to Salinas, California. Pilot ran into thunderstorms and turbulence over Truckee, California. Reversed his course, let his speed become too great and the plane broke apart inflight. A young girl who witnessed crash said engines sounded like they were screaming as plane sped towards the ground. Outer wings broke off at the landing lights as well as tail feathers. All aboard killed. 4471 to USN as PBJ-1H 35280 4478 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4481 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4482 to USN as PBJ-1H 35281 4483 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4492 to USN as PBJ-1H 35282 4513 (42nd BG, 40th BS) force-landed at Talasea, Papua Sep 3, 1944 following combat damage. Wreck still extant in 1989. 4530 to USN as PBJ-1H 88872 4542/4544 to USN as PBJ-1H 35283/35285 4551 lost Jul 10, 1945, Central Pacific. 4587 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4588 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4589 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4590 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4591/4593 to USN as PBJ-1H 35286/35288 4638 to USN as PBJ-1H 88873 4643 later redesignated TB-25H. Purchased by Paul Mantz in 1946 for use as camera platform (NX1203). Sold in 1975 and went through a succession of users. Ended up in South America running drugs. Written off after a crash landing in 1981. Last registered as N1203. While this machine was allegedly destroyed in Colombia, it was reported still to be flying in South America. 4645 sold to Paul Mantz in 1946 and stored. Rebuilt by Frank Abel in 1953 and assigned N123A. To Mexico as XC-BIV and operated as an executive transport. 4654 to USN as PBJ-1H 88874 4655 to USN as PBJ-1H 35292 4656 to USN as PBJ-1H 35259 4658 to USN as PBJ-1H 35293 4659/4660 to USN as PBJ-1H 35250/35251 4661 to USN as PBJ-1H 88875 4662 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4663 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4664/4666 to USN as PBJ-1H 35294/35296 4667 to USN as PBJ-1H 35252 4668 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4669 to USN as PBJ-1H 35253 4670 to USN as PBJ-1H 35260 4671/4673 to USN as PBJ-1H 35254/35256 4674 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4675 to USN as PBJ-1H 35261 4676 to USN as PBJ-1H 35257 4678 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4679 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4680 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4681 to Chinese Nationalist Air Force 4682/4684 to USN as PBJ-1H 35289/35291 4685/4702 to USN as PBJ-1H 35262/35279 4703 to USN as PBJ-1H 88876 4704 to USN as PBJ-1H 88877 43-4705/5104 North American B-25H-10 Mitchell c/n 98-21706/98-22105 4705 to USN as PBJ-1H 89051 4709 to USN as PBJ-1H 35297 4710 to USN as PBJ-1H 35258 4711/4883 to USN as PBJ-1H 88878/89050 4899 sold on commercial market in 1946. N66572, N1582V, N37L. Converted to executive transport. Now on display at Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, MI as N37L. 4915 MIA Sep 8, 1945. Wreckage found Dec 24, 1995 on the edge of a cliff near Timkua, West irian, Indonesia. Remains of crew recovered Jan 1999. 4999 sold on commercial market as N3970C. At one stage was 2502 of Dominican AF. Now owned by New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT. 5022 sold on commercial market 1946 as N4903V. Scavenged for spare parts. 5028/5047 to USN as PBJ-1H 89052/89071 5068 lost Aug 7, 1944, British West Indies. 5103 on display at USAF History and Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, Texas ===end