19 Jan 1954: TOS USAF; assigned to 11th Bombardment (Heavy) Wing (SAC), Carswell AFB, TX. 12/54: 42nd Bombardment (H) Wing (SAC), Loring AFB, ME. 5/56: 95th Bombardment (H) Wing (SAC), Biggs AFB, TX. 2/59: Davis-Monthan AFB for storage. 30 April 1959: Last flight of a B-36 when it flew to Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, for storage while awaiting the building of a new Air Force Museum.

19 Jan 1954: TOS USAF; assigned to 11th Bombardment (Heavy) Wing (SAC), Carswell AFB, TX. 12/54: 42nd Bombardment (H) Wing (SAC), Loring AFB, ME. 5/56: 95th Bombardment (H) Wing (SAC), Biggs AFB, TX. 2/59: Davis-Monthan AFB for storage. 30 April 1959: Last flight of a B-36 when it flew to Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, for storage while awaiting the building of a new Air Force Museum.

Front view of 133588.

Later went to Republic of China AF as 31570, code 0235.

19 April 1945: TOS USAAF and assigned to the 393rd Composite Squadron/509th Composite Group, Wendover Army Air Field, UT. It was converted to "Silverplate" Victor number 77. 9 August 1945: Dropped the "Fat Man" atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. 11 September 1946: Davis-Monthan for storage. 26 September 1961: Flew to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, for the Air Force Museum. 17 October 1970: Towed to the new Museum facility at Wright Field.

9/44: TOS USAAF; ferried to Casablanca. 10/44: TOS Free French Air Force; assigned to Bombardment Group 1/32, 34th Escadrille. 11/44 to 4/45: Flew 37 combat missions. 5/45 to 10/45: Used for training missions. 3/46: Storage at Mont de Marsan, France. 1951: Air France Airline Training School, Vilgenis, France as a training airframe. 1964: Air Force Museum traded a C-47 for it. 6/65: Flown in a C-124 from Chateauraoux Air Base to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 10/70: Towed to new Museum at Wright Field. By 1982: Restoration had begun; marked as a B-26B of the 556th Bomb Squadron, ETO

9/44: TOS USAAF; ferried to Casablanca. 10/44: TOS Free French Air Force; assigned to Bombardment Group 1/32, 34th Escadrille. 11/44 to 4/45: Flew 37 combat missions. 5/45 to 10/45: Used for training missions. 3/46: Storage at Mont de Marsan, France. 1951: Air France Airline Training School, Vilgenis, France as a training airframe. 1964: Air Force Museum traded a C-47 for it. 6/65: Flown in a C-124 from Chateauraoux Air Base to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 10/70: Towed to new Museum at Wright Field. By 1982: Restoration had begun: marked as a B-26B of the 556th Bomb Squadron, ETO

Preserved at the USAF Museum from 1960. Repainted with fake markings of 59-0082 by 1987. Moved to the Selfridge Military Museum, MI in 1989.

8/45: Rolled out with s/n 45-8835, but not TOS. 10/45: RFC, Walnut Ridge, AR. 2/46: Lodwick Aircraft Industries; registered NX69345. 6/46: Bendix Aviation Corporation; used as test bed for radar and avionics with modified radar nose. 11/67: Bendix Field Engineering Corp, Columbia, MD. 8/72: Registered CF-DKU. 1978: Converted as a fire-fighter, registered C-FDKU. 9/93: Aero Trader, Chino, CA; accepted for resale while it continued operating as a fire-fighter. 6/94: Registered N5672V. 6/94 to 1999: Restored. 3/11: Betty's Dream LLC, Dover, DE.

8/45: Rolled out with s/n 45-8835, but not TOS. 10/45: RFC, Walnut Ridge, AR. 2/46: Lodwick Aircraft Industries; registered NX69345. 6/46: Bendix Aviation Corporation; used as test bed for radar and avionics with modified radar nose. 11/67: Bendix Field Engineering Corp, Columbia, MD. 8/72: Registered CF-DKU. 1978: Converted as a fire-fighter, registered C-FDKU. 9/93: Aero Trader, Chino, CA; accepted for resale while it continued operating as a fire-fighter. 6/94: Registered N5672V. 6/94 to 1999: Restored. 3/11: Betty's Dream LLC, Dover, DE.

8/45: Rolled out with s/n 45-8835, but not TOS. 10/45: RFC, Walnut Ridge, AR. 2/46: Lodwick Aircraft Industries; registered NX69345. 6/46: Bendix Aviation Corporation; used as test bed for radar and avionics with modified radar nose. 11/67: Bendix Field Engineering Corp, Columbia, MD. 8/72: Registered CF-DKU. 1978: Converted as a fire-fighter, registered C-FDKU. 9/93: Aero Trader, Chino, CA; accepted for resale while it continued operating as a fire-fighter. 6/94: Registered N5672V. 6/94 to 1999: Restored. 3/11: Betty's Dream LLC, Dover, DE.

The DH-89 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force was built in 1944 and carried RAF serial NR695. It was sold to the government of India in 1945, then sold again to a private concern in 1946. Eventually, it came to the United States where it was modified to the civilian Dragon Rapide passenger configuration. The classic aircraft was obtained by the museum and flown here in November 1989. It is painted to represent one of the six Dominies flown by the USAAF during World War II.

July 1945: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-8677. 1946: Redesignated as TB-25J. 1954: Converted to TB-25N. 12/58: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, for storage and disposal. 1/59: Registered N9167Z. 1970: Crosby Enterprises, Wauwatosa, WI, still carrying its basic USAF scheme, Crosby added the name, "The Devil Made Me Do It" to the nose. 1987: Tom Reilly Vintage Aircraft, Kissimmee, FL, where it was restored. 1993: Executive Aviation, Cincinnati, OH; registered N345BG. 28 Oct 2010: B25 Mitchell, Inc, Tulsa. 3/11: Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton, OH. By 7/12: "Named Georgie's Gal--Angela/Helena."

6/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-86758 and placed in storage. 6/51: Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25K radar trainer, then assigned to James Connally AFB, TX. 12/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. 4/58: Arrow Sales Company, North Hollywood, CA; registered N9643C. 8/58: H.H.Coffield/Rockdale Flying Service, Rockdale, TX. 2/76: Purchased by two members of the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX; began restoration at Rockdale. 5/80: Trucked to Harlingen and ownership was taken over by the CAF. Restoration was completed in 1981, with first flight taking place in July.

June/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-86758 and placed in storage. June/51: Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25K radar trainer, then assigned to James Connally AFB, TX. December/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. April/58: Arrow Sales Company, North Hollywood, CA; registered N9643C. August/58: H.H.Coffield/Rockdale Flying Service, Rockdale, TX. February/76: Purchased by two members of the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX; began restoration at Rockdale. May/80: Trucked to Harlingen and ownership was taken over by the CAF. Restoration was completed in 1981, with first flight taking place in July.

June/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-86758 and placed in storage. June/51: Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25K radar trainer, then assigned to James Connally AFB, TX. December/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. April/58: Arrow Sales Company, North Hollywood, CA; registered N9643C. 8/58: H.H.Coffield/Rockdale Flying Service, Rockdale, TX. February/76: Purchased by two members of the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX; began restoration at Rockdale. May/80: Trucked to Harlingen and ownership was taken over by the CAF. Restoration was completed in 1981, with first flight taking place in July.

June/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-86758 and placed in storage. June/51: Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25K radar trainer, then assigned to James Connally AFB, TX. December/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. April/58: Arrow Sales Company, North Hollywood, CA; registered N9643C. August/58: H.H.Coffield/Rockdale Flying Service, Rockdale, TX. February/76: Purchased by two members of the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX; began restoration at Rockdale. May/80: Trucked to Harlingen and ownership was taken over by the CAF. Restoration was completed in 1981, with first flight taking place in July.