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Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA) in Englewood, CA. Contract NAA-93. This aircraft was the second prototype of the H model built in August 1943 of which a total of 1,000 were built. Constructors Number 98-21107. Delivered to the U.S. Army as B-25H-1 Mitchell serial number 43-4106. This B-25 was based at MacDill Field and operated in the United States. During May 1945 plaed into storage at the Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College, Stillwater, OK. Then, stored at Walnut Ridge, AR. In 1951, purchased by Bendix Corporation and FAA registered as N5548N and used as a test bed for developing jet fighter landing gear systems. During 1969, sold Richard D. Lambert who purchased it for $3,500. He then flew it to his farm in Plainfield, IL. Stored outdoors during 1970 to 1981. In 1979, acquired by the Heritage In Flight Museum. Next, owned by Weary Warriors Squadron who recovered the bomber from Lambert's farm during 1981. Restoration Over a ten year period, this B-25 was restored to airworthy status. On May 19, 1992 it made its first flight from Rockford, IL and became the only flying B-25H model in the world. Painted in the markings of B-25H "Barbie III" 43-4380. Owned by Weary Warriors / Warbirds Unlimited Foundation during 2005 - 2008. During June 2009, purchased by History Flight and registered on July 7, 2009. Used to fly guests on an annual flight tour to raise funds for Missing In Action (MIA) research. During September 2014 the aircraft was listed for sale on the Courtesy Aircraft Sales for sale for $1 million USD. Sometime after being listed, as of at least February 2015, the price was reduced to $950,00 USD. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25H-1 Mitchell 43-4106 Warbird Registry B-25 Mitchell 43-4106 "Barbie III" History Flight: B-25 Mitchell via Wayback Machine March 7, 2016 CourtesyAircraft.com - North American B-25H "Barbie" FAA Registry N-Number Inquiry Results - N5548N Thanks to Mark Noah for additional information Contribute
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