Anyone know which B25 this is?

Dan Johnson II · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 1:49 am **Posts:** 659

I was at a used book store today and found a copy of the wartime 12th BG history. In the back was this newspaper clipping from the Minneapolis Paper from October 1967.

I'm curious as to what B25 this is, and is it still with us? Note that he paid $5200.00 for it!

Anyone got a B25 they'll sell me for that price?

Dan

aerovin · **Posted:** Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:06 pm

Now, see, if everybody had a copy of B-25 Mitchell in Civil Service on their shelves, these questions would not come up. Looking in the owner index, we see that John Larsen purchased N3156G, aka 45-8884, in a Customs sale in October 1967. We would also see that this airplane now flies as N5833B with C&P Aviation from Anoka, Minnnesota.

Actually, that's a great find, that newspaper article, and verifies other information plus provides a photo of the airplane back then.

Fairfax Ghost · **Posted:** Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:56 pm

And now she is Lady Luck

rwdfresno · **Posted:** Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:05 pm

Quote:

Note that he paid $5200.00 for it!

Anyone got a B25 they'll sell me for that price?

In 1977(I think) my father bought his first B-25 for $1800.

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

Off the subject, but in 1973 my father bought a SuperCub for $750, and a few months later bought a "real nice" one for $1600.

The good old days.

Mark H

aerovin · **Posted:** Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:38 pm

In 1973 I bought a Mustang (Ford, used) for $1200.

Dan Johnson II · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 1:49 am **Posts:** 659

Thanks much for the info gents. Nice to know she's in such good shape

b29flteng · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:12 am

He had a second one that is called "Miss Mitchell" flying with the So. Minnesota wing of the CAF.

TAdan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:32 am

rwdfresno wrote:

Quote:

Note that he paid $5200.00 for it!

Anyone got a B25 they'll sell me for that price?

In 1977(I think) my father bought his first B-25 for $1800.

If your father still has it I'll give him double what he paid for it. :lol:

PeterA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:41 pm

When I hear of B-25's parked around the world accumulating parking fees, the name John Hawke, airman of fortune, usually fits in there somewhere.

RIP John.

PeterA

norman malayney · **Joined:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:35 am **Posts:** 133

Dear Dan,

Did you purchase the 12th BG book? Are you willing to sell it? I am currently working on a history of the 12th BG that flew B-25s in North Africa and India.

Norman Malayney

rwdfresno · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:24 pm

I came across another early picture of this aircraft.

http://www.eaa25.org/onfinal/eaa252002-06.pdf

gary1954 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:42 pm

TAdan wrote:

rwdfresno wrote:

Quote:

Note that he paid $5200.00 for it!

Anyone got a B25 they'll sell me for that price?

In 1977(I think) my father bought his first B-25 for $1800.

If your father still has it I'll give him double what he paid for it. :lol:

Isn't that 44-86715 B-25J N3442G

rwdfresno · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:45 pm

gary1954 wrote:

Isn't that 44-86715 B-25J N3442G

Gary,

Yes that is. Here is another picture about 3 months later after Carl, Tony, and my father spent time getting it ferriable to Borrego Springs, CA. Bill Muszala is in the pilot's seat as Carl nor Tony had their B-25 type ratings yet (hard to believe there was ever such a time).

Ryan

gary1954 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:52 pm

rwdfresno wrote:

gary1954 wrote:

Isn't that 44-86715 B-25J N3442G

Gary,

Yes that is. Here is another picture about 3 months later after Carl, Tony, and my father spent time getting it ferriable to Borrego Springs, CA. Bill Muszala is in the pilot's seat as Carl nor Tony had their B-25 type ratings yet (hard to believe there was ever such a time).

Ryan

I like that picture

Warbird Information Exchange

Anyone know which B25 this is?

Who is online