Aircraft Photo of N9089Z / 44-30861 | North American VB-25N Mitchell | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #857051
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N9089Z
Alternate Serial:44-30861
Aircraft Original Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Generic Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Version:North American VB-25N Mitchell
C/n (msn):108-34136
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Bedsheet Bomber
Location
City / Airport:North WealdMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGSX   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Air Britain Fly-in 1989
 
Photo Date:25 June 1989
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 857051
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-30861. Registered as N9089Z in 1959. To the UK for filming in 1963. Withdrawn from use at Biggin Hill in 1964. Moved to Southend for preservation in 1967. Moved to Duxford in 1984 after the museum closed then to North Weald in 1987. Stored outside from 1989 and became derelict. Moved to Wycombe Air Park in 2006 and stored in dismantled condition. Preserved at the Wings Museum, Balcombe, West Sussex from 2012.

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