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The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built.
The North American B-25 Mitchell was flown by the RCAF during and after the Second World War. The RCAF flew the B-25 Mitchell for training during the war and continued flying operations after the war, in Canada with most of 162 Mitchells received. The first B-25s had originally been diverted to Canada from RAF orders. These included one Mitchell Mk. I, 42 Mitchell Mk. IIs, and 19 Mitchell Mk. IIIs. No 13 (P) Squadron was formed unofficially at RCAF Station Rockcliffe in May 1944 and flew Mitchell Mk. IIs on high-altitude aerial photography sorties. No. 5 OTU (Operational Training Unit) at Boundary Bay, British Columbia and Abbotsford, British Columbia, operated the B-25D Mitchell in a training role together with B-24 Liberators for Heavy Conversion as part of the BCATP. The RCAF retained the Mitchell until October 1963.
No. 418 (Auxiliary) Squadron received its first Mitchell Mk. IIs in January 1947. It was followed by No. 406 (Auxiliary), which flew Mitchell Mk. IIs and Mk. IIIs from April 1947 to June 1958. No. 418 Operated a mix of Mk. IIs and Mk. IIIs until March 1958. No. 12 Squadron of Air Transport Command also flew Mitchell Mk. IIIs along with other types from September 1956 to November 1960. In 1951, the RCAF received an additional 75 B-25Js from USAF stocks to make up for attrition and to equip various second-line units.. Wikipedia and Harold Skaarup web page
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Ex USAF B-25J-30/32-NC serial number 44-86820. Issued to Training Command at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 9 August 1951. To North West Industries in Edmonton for major inspection, 10 November to 30 December 1952. To stored reserve at No. 25 Air Material Base when completed. Issued to Training Command on 24 June 1953. To MacDonald Brothers Aircraft at Winnipeg on 27 January 1955. To No. 1 Advanced Flying School at RCAF Station Saskatoon, Saskatchewan next day. Seen at Dorval airport in October 1957. Flying Officer T.W. Clark reported killed in this aircraft on 21 February 1958, no details. To Bristol Aerospace at Winnipeg on 17 April 1958 for modifications. To Training Command at Saskatoon on 14 October 1958. To RCAF Station Winnipeg on 26 November 1958. To Inactive Reserve at RCAF Station Lincoln Park, Alberta on 27 September 1961. Pending disposal there from 23 November 1961. Sold to Woods Body Shop of Lewiston, Montana. To US civil register as N92874. To Atlantic Trading Corp. of West Palm Beach, Florida in October 1962, registered as N232S. To Walter Quick Freeze Corp. of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands in March 1963. To Santiago Perez & Ronald Chase of Miami, Florida in November 1965. To Paramount Aquarium Inc. of Vero Beach, Florida in March 1966. To Jets International of Coconut Grove, Florida in August 1966. To Transportes Aereos Bolivianos of La Paz, Bolivia in March 1967. To F. Garcia/Transportes Aereos Bolivianos, La Paz, Bolivia in April 1967. Registered as CP-808. Crashed at Itagua, Bolivia, on 19 April 1967, repaired. To Servicios Aeros Bolivianos Bolivariana de Aviacon-Bolivariana, La Paz, Bolivia in 1972. Crashed on 21 November 1977.
1951-07-06 Taken on Strength No. 6 Repair Depot 2019-08-20
1962-05-23 Struck off Strength Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale 2019-08-20
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