| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N9069Z |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Version: | North American B-25J Mitchell |
| C/n (msn): | 108-47620 |
| Aircraft Name: | Apache Princess |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Quito - Mariscal Sucre (closed)Map |
| Country: | Ecuador |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SEQU IATA: UIO Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museo Aeronáutico de la Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Photo Date: | 24 May 2019 |
| Photo by: | Diogo Da Conceição |
| Photo ID: | 378233 |
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A true relic that had to have its space in this aeronautical museum. A B-25 Mitchell painted in the colors of the "Apache Princess" resting for years in the museum at the Mariscal Sucre air base. It was seized by Ecuadorian authorities in Guayaquil in 1965 for carrying contraband cargo. In 1978 the Ecuadorian Air Force took it to Quito to be exhibited in this museum, initially wearing fictitious FAE colors and fictitious registration B-N9069Z. In October 2011 this design was added imitating the "Apache Princess". Ex- USAF (44-86866). This photo is copyright © Diogo Da Conceição, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 July 2021, and has since been viewed 376 times. |