| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 41-12442 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Version: | North American B-25C Mitchell |
| C/n (msn): | 82-5077 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Feather Merchant |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | TadjiMap |
| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: AYTJ IATA: TAJ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1968 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 822766 |
| Photo Comment |
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The USAAF and the RAAF abandoned about 30 damaged and war-weary aircraft at Tadji at the end of World War II. They included Beauforts, P-39s, P-40s, an A-20 and this B-25 The best of them were recovered in 1974, with most going the US - three have since flown again - and a couple to Australia. 41-12442 was one of two retained in PNG and at the time of upload was displayed outside the nearby Aitape Secondary College. The remaining aircraft were bits and pieces that remained on the dump for many years until they too were cleared away. Photo by: Ken Broomhead This photo was added on 5 July 2025, and has since been viewed 79 times. |