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    Airframe Family: North American B-25/PBJ Mitchell
    Latest Model:Mitchell II
    Last Military Serial:KL156 RAF
    Construction Number:100-23634
    Last Civil Registration:CP-915
    Compressed ID:NA Mitchell II sn KL156 RAF cn 100-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Freedom Museum USA, Pampa, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-25D-30.
    C/n also quoted as 100-206634

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-3308.
    Serial number allocated for book-keeping purposes - aircraft allocated to RAF.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KL156 as a Mitchell II.

    Transferred to 5 Operational Training Unit, Canada.
    Retained in Canada - did not serve in Europe during WWII.

    To unknown owner with c/r N8011.

    To unknown owner with c/r HP-428.

    To Transportes Aereos Benianos with new c/r CP-915.

    By 1976

    Sold to J Sangueza of La Paz, derelict at La Paz by 1976.

    Returned to USA.

    By 1987

    Restoration completed.
    At Chino.

    By 1988

    To Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum, Quantico, Triangle, VA.
    View the Location Dossier

    By 1988

    In false colour scheme of a USMC PBJ-1D.

    18 May 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    18 May 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    To Freedom Museum USA, Pampa, TX.
    In exchange for a PBJ-1.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Aviation Museums and Collections of North America (2nd Edition 2011) by Bob Ogden

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols

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