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| NEIAF No. 18 Squadron |
Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA) in Inglewood. Constructors Number 82-5520. At the factory painted with olive drab upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces and U.S. markings. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25C Mitchell serial number 41-12885. Purchased by the Netherlands for the Militaire Luchtvaart (ML-KNIL) Army Aviation Corps of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army for use in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) as B-25C Mitchell serial number N5-134. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History In April 1942 at Canberra Airfield (RAAF Fairbairn) repainted in Netherlands East Indies Air Force (NEIAF) markings with serial number N5-134 and the Dutch flag on the rear fuselage and retained the original U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) serial number on both sides of the tails. Assigned to No. 18 Squadron as one of their first five bombers. No known nickname or nose art. During 1942 this B-25 operated from Batchelor Field near Darwin. Mission History On January 31, 1943 took off from McDonald Airfield on a bombing mission against Dili. Returning, this aircraft and B-25C N5-139 ran short of fuel. This aircraft force landed near Port Keats in the Northern Territory (NT). The crew survived unhurt. Rescue The crew were later rescued and returned to duty. Wreckage Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25C Mitchell 41-12885 "12885 to NEIAF as N5-134" B-25 Mitchell in Dutch Service N5-134 Oz@War - Netherlands East Indies Air Force in Australia during WW2 (photo) Oz@War - Fairbairn Airfield, ACT during WW2 (photo) Oz@War - Force Landing of Two B-25 Mitchells Returning to McDonald Airfield, NT Oz@War - Port Keats Emergency Landing Group in the Northern Territory during WWII Contribute
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