| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "02270" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Version: | North American TB-25N Mitchell |
| C/n (msn): | 108-33910 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rantoul - National Aviation Center / Frank Elliott FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: TIP Other: - |
| Collection: | Chanute Air Force Base Collection |
| Photo Date: | 27 January 1984 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 459083 |
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This is TB-25N USAAF s/n 44-30635 marked as B-25B 40-2270, which was one of the aircraft used on the Doolittle raid on Japan in April 1942. 44-30635 was TOC with the USAAF on 7 February 1945, and converted to a TB-25N in 1954. SOC in August 1958 and put on display at Chanute AFB. When the base closed in 1992 the aircraft transferred to the Octave Chanute Museum. When the museum closed in 2015 the aircraft was transferred to the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, AL. where it is on display. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 May 2022, and has since been viewed 152 times. |