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RCAF B-25's?

Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:15 pm

Another B-25 post here.

I'm just curious how many surviving B-25's are ex-RCAF.

I know there's a couple in Canada, but like the big P-40 sale at Patricia Bay after WWII, I figure there were a lot of B-25's sold to private hands in the USA post WWII.

Is anyone out there operating an ex-RCAF Mitchell? Or has seen any?

By the way, on the warbirdregistry, I came across B-25J 44-29128 that appears to be ex-RCAF and is now on a pole in Mexico City. Does anyone have any pictures?

Thanks,

David

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Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:26 pm

Here's ours N25NA s/n 44-86725 RCAF 5243 Nov 1959
Image

Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:56 pm

A goodly bunch:

Mitchell IIs

Yankee's
Grumpy (ex-TFC)
Freedom Museum in TX

Mitchell IIIs

NAM at Ottawa
Reynolds Museum
CFB Winnipeg
Alberta Aviation Museum
Mexico Park bird
N25NA
N41123
N62163
N325N
Miramar Museum
ex Hickman, HI now with Aero Trader

Jim

Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:08 pm

The Aerovintage ite can give more details.

One correction: The present CWH Mitchell flying as "Grumpy" is NOT ex TFC! That one - the original Grumpy - is still parked in UK.

I'll check further details coming weekend

Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:43 pm

Coert Munk wrote:One correction: The present CWH Mitchell flying as "Grumpy" is NOT ex TFC! That one - the original Grumpy - is still parked in UK.


Coert,

I didn't say the CWH Grumpy was ex-TFC. The ex-TFC Grumpy is was a RCAF Mitchell II. The CWH Grumpy did not serve with the RCAF and is a B-25J. Is the ex-TFC Grumpy still owned by Vulcan Warbirds or has it moved on?

However, I hear the CWH Grumpy may not be grumpy much longer. We can only hope...

Jim

Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:52 am

Hi Jim, my mistake! Sorry for that. As far as I know, the ex-TFC Mitchell is still in UK and on the US register, owned by VULCAN WARBIRDS INC.
Kind regards
C

RCAF B-25s

Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:14 pm

Gentlemen,

I believe the B-25 at the USMC air museum at Quantico, VA may be ex- RCAF. I have a photo of it in RCAF markings.

Norman Malayney

Re: RCAF B-25s

Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:44 am

norman malayney wrote:Gentlemen,

I believe the B-25 at the USMC air museum at Quantico, VA may be ex- RCAF. I have a photo of it in RCAF markings.

Norman Malayney


Norman,

I can't say for sure, as I'm not 100% sure about Quantico's B-25s, but I think that is the plane now at Miramar. It was at Quantico in the late 70s/early 80s.

Jim

Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:07 am

AirJimL2 wrote:However, I hear the CWH Grumpy may not be grumpy much longer. We can only hope...

Jim


They were talking about changing the nose art last winter, however I think it will actually happen this winter. Keep your eyes open gentlemen!

Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:36 am

Id like to see her in a new scheme. :D

I think its good to change markings on an aircraft that has been in the same scheme for almost 10 to 15 years.

Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:25 pm

Actually CWH's has only been Grumpy for a few years, it used to be Hot Gen, but this was considered politically incorrect, so they changed it.

Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:15 pm

So, I've looked into that B-25 (44-29128, RCAF 5236) I mentioned was on a pole in Mexico City, and found it on Google Earth.

Image

Image

Luckily, it's got a couple friends to keep it company.

I wonder what kind of condition it's in.

Cheers,

David

Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:54 am

There's a good photo of the Chapultepec Park B-25 in Scott Thompson's book B-25 Mitchell in Civil Service that was taken by my late friend, Jose Salinas, back in '88. I have a couple more photos of it someplace buried in the rest of my junk...
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