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Bombardero North American B-25J Mitchell. Voló en la Segunda Guerra Mundial con las United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) con matrícula 44-29121. En diciembre de 1958 fue aparcado en la base aérea de Davis Monthan (Arizona). En julio de 1959 fue vendido a la empresa Bational Metals Co de Tucson (Arizona), recibiendo la matrícula civil N86427. En enero de 1962 pasó a manos de Ralph Johnson/Compass Aviation Inc, de Richmond (California). En octubre de 1967 participó en el 25º aniversario de la Incursión Doolittle (el primer bombardeo estadounidense a Japón en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, hecho con B-25), celebrado en la base aeronaval de Alameda (California). En 1969, convertido en un TB-25J, pasó al American Air Museum de Oakland (California), donde permaneció hasta 1976. Tras diversos destinos, en 1978 voló sobre el Atlántico junto a otros cuatro B-25 hasta el Aeropuerto de Luton (Londres) para participar en el rodaje de la película "Hanover Street". En 1979 quedó abandonado en el Aeropuerto de Málaga (España) tras resultar dañado en el rodaje de la película "Cuba". Allí quedó embargado y estuvo a punto de convertirse en chatarra, hasta que en enero de 1985 fue desmontado y transportado en camión hasta el Museo del Aire de Cuatro Vientos (Madrid, España), donde fue restaurado y se exhibe desde 1988 con la matrícula 74-17 (41-30338), correspondiente al B-25D-10 estadounidense de transporte VIP, que aterrizó en enero de 1943 en el en el aeródromo de Tauima (Nador-Melilla), permaneciendo allí hasta el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y siendo vendido después a España, donde sirvió como avión de entrenamiento y como transporte personal del Ministro del Aire, González Gallarza, entre 1950 y 1953, siendo retirado por falta de repuestos y finalmente desguazado en 1956. North American B-25J Mitchell Bomber North American B-25J Mitchell. Flew in the Second World War with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), registration 44-29121. In December 1958 it was parked at the Davis Monthan Air Force Base (Arizona). In July 1959 was sold to Bational Metals Co of Tucson (Arizona), receiving the civil registration N86427. In January 1962 it passed to Ralph Johnson / Compass Aviation Inc, of Richmond (California). In October 1967 it participated in the 25th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid (first US bombing of Japan in World War II, made with B-25) held at the Alameda Naval Air Station (California). In 1969, converted into a TB-25J, it went to the American Air Museum in Oakland (California), where it remained until 1976. After various destinations, in 1978 it flew across the Atlantic with four B-25 to Luton Airport (London) to participate in the filming of the movie "Hanover Street". In 1979 it was abandoned at the airport of Málaga (Spain) following damaged in the shooting of the film "Cuba". There it was arrested and was about to become scrap until January 1985 was dismantled and transported by truck to the Museum of the Air of Cuatro Vientos (Madrid, Spain), where it was restored and displayed since 1988 with enrollments 74-17 (41-30338) of the B-25D-10 VIP transport US, which landed in January 1943 at the airfield in Tauima (Nador-Melilla), remaining there until the end of World War II. After being sold to Spain, where it served as a trainer and as personal transport by the Minister of Air, Gonzalez Gallarza, between 1950 and 1953, retiring due to lack of spare parts and finally scrapped in 1956. |
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| Author | Contando Estrelas from Vigo, España / Spain |
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