"Panchito" getting airborne on a wet, grey day at Mid Atlantic Air Museum's 34th Annual WW II Weekend Airshow. The B-25J was delivered to the USAAF on 16 Feb 1945 with s/n 44-30734. It went into storage before being assigned as a pilot trainer at Vance AFB in Nov 1948. It then served as a navigator and bombardier trainer at Connally AFB. The aircraft next went to NY ANG's 102nd Radar Calibration Unit. Modified to a TB-25N in 1955, it last served with the CA ANG before going into storage. The Mitchell was sold into private hands in Dec 1959, subsequently being used as an insect sprayer.

"Panchito" passing through smoke from pyrotechnics at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. This aircraft was constructed as a B-25J-17-NC at Kansas City. It was taken on charge by the USAAF with s/n 44-30734 in Feb 1945. It went into storage and was then taken on charge by the USAF. Re-designated as TB-25J, it was used for pilot, navigator and bombardier training. In 1954 the aircraft went to the 102nd Radar Calibration Flight with New York ANG. It was converted to a TB-25N in Apr 1955 and struck off charge in Dec 1959. The original "Panchito" was flown by 396th BS, 41st BG in the Pacific.

Ex 44-30734. Named 'Panchito' for the film 'Pancho Barnes'. (It is incorrectly listed in Warbird Registry as c/n 108-35059 ex 43-36074, which became N9080Z then XB-NAJ.)

Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan) in the cockpit of Panchito.