| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N9079Z |
| Alternate Serial: | 430734 |
| 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): | 108-34009 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Panchito |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Reading - Regional / Carl A Spaatz FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KRDG IATA: RDG Local: RDG Other: - |
| Event: | Mid Atlantic Air Museum WWII Weekend 2025 |
| Photo Date: | 7 June 2025 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 840318 |
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"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. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 August 2025, and has since been viewed 29 times. |