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    Airframe Family: North American B-25/PBJ Mitchell
    Latest Model:TB-25N Mitchell
    Last Military Serial:44-28938 USAAF
    Construction Number:108-32213
    Last Civil Registration:N7946C
    Latest Owner or Location:Proair Holding Company Llc, Latham, NY

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-25J-15-NC by North American at Kansas City, Kansas, USA.

    27 September 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-28938.

    Converted to a TB-25N.

    From December 1957 to By 1958

    To Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ.

    1958

    To P. J. Murray, Oxnard, CA with new c/r N7946C.

    From 1958 to By 1966

    To Wenatchee Air Service Inc, Wenatchee, WA keeping c/r N7946C.

    1959

    Converted to a fire tanker with a 1,200 gallon tank.

    1966

    To Sports Air, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N7946C.

    From 1966 to By 1975

    To Red Dodge Aviation Inc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N7946C.

    August 1968


    Photographer: Neil Aird
    Notes: At Merrill Field, Anchorage, Alaska

    June 1971


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: N7946C in June 1971 at Anchorage AK without retardant tank, parked at the Red Dodge hangar office. Snoopy has an added inscription Happiness is a Thunderstorm

    Operated as fire service #4.

    1975

    To John L. Dewey, El Segundo, CA keeping c/r N7946C.

    1975

    To Ressell Defrancesco amp; John Cahill, Cardiff, CA keeping c/r N7946C.

    From 1977 to By 1978

    To Yolanda amp; Delia Rodriguez, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N7946C.

    1978

    To Max Power Inc, Carlsbad, CA keeping c/r N7946C.

    Circa 1982


    Photographer: Mike Woodley
    Notes: Madera Gathering of the Warbirds, Madera CA. 1982

    Circa 1982


    Photographer: Mike Woodley
    Notes: Madera Gathering of the Warbirds, Madera CA. 1982

    From By 1982 to By 1993

    To Aero Nostalgia Inc/James D. Ricketts, Stockton, CA keeping c/r N7946C.

    Markings Applied: Dream Lover, 9C, 428938

    1987

    Crashed.
    Damaged in a forced landing near Reno, NV.

    1987

    Transported by ground.
    Trucked to Stockton, CA. Stored damaged at Stockton.

    10 March 1992

    To unknown owner with c/r N7946C.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Stockton, CA.

    1993

    To World Jet Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N7946C.

    From 1994 to By 2003

    To Old Glory Inc/Flight Management Inc/Russ amp; Don Newman, Tulsa, OK keeping c/r N7946C.

    1994

    Transported by ground.
    Trucked unrepaired and dismantled to Tulsa, OK.

    Restored.

    18 September 1995

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL7946C (B-25N, 44-28938) issued.

    Markings Applied: Old Glory, 428938

    1995

    First post-restoration Flight.
    Flown at the Tulsa Air and Space Center.

    2 July 2003

    To J L Ward Aviation Co Inc, Coulterville, CA keeping c/r N7946C.

    Based at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 05, 428938

    Markings Applied: Old Glory

    11 September 2006


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: Old Glory on display at the Reno Air Races.

    13 July 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Nevada County Air Fest.

    25 April 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    25 April 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    25 April 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    11 July 2015

    24 April 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Pacific Coast Dream Machines show at Half Moon Bay, CA.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL7946C (B-25N, 44-28938) issued.

    12 September 2019

    To Proair Holding Company Llc, Latham, NY keeping c/r N7946C.

    19 September 2020

    Crashed.
    Substantially damaged in forced landing on approach to Stocktonon, CA.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    YouTube

    Individual Contributors
    Keith Bollands
    Mike Henniger

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