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.

Withdrawn from use in 1981 and preserved at the USAF Museum. To the Yankee Air Museum, Wiilow Run, MI in 1996. Destroyed in a fire there in 2004.

Photographer: Rainer Haufschild.

20 Mar '45: Delivered to USAAF as B-25J 44-30988; transferred to the Navy. 21 Mar '45: NAS Elizabeth City, NC; converted to PBJ-1 35857. 2/47: War Assets Administration. 8 Mar '47: SOC. 7/1/47: Registered NR5865V. Several more owners with more modifications. 1972 to 1979: WFU; open storage at Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 1981 to 1982: Restored to flying condition, marked as a B-25. 12/85: Confederate Air Force. 1994 to May 2016: Restoration to PBJ-1, with parts from B-25J 44-28765.

Seen during an airshow.

16 Feb '45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-30734; moved among various storage units. Ca.1948: Redesignated TB-25J. 11/48 to 2/54: Training units. 3/54: 102nd Radar Calibration Flight, New York ANG, Westchester, NY testing airborne radar systems and training personnel in their use. 4/55: Converted to TB-25N. 5/58: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 12/59: Donaire, Inc, Phoenix, AZ; converted for firefighting and registered N9079Z. 1/68: Clements & Howe Aviation, Indiantown, and used as a citrus crops sprayer. After 2011: Delaware Aviation Museum, Georgetown, DE.

16 Feb '45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-30734; moved among various storage units. Ca.1948: Redesignated TB-25J. 11/48 to 2/54: Training units. 3/54: 102nd Radar Calibration Flight, New York ANG, Westchester, NY testing airborne radar systems and training personnel in their use. 4/55: Converted to TB-25N. 5/58: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 12/59: Donaire, Inc, Phoenix, AZ; converted for firefighting and registered N9079Z. 1/68: Clements & Howe Aviation, Indiantown, and used as a citrus crops sprayer. After 2011: Delaware Aviation Museum, Georgetown, DE.

This UH-19D was in storage by the USAF Museum restoration hangars across the airfield from the museum when I took this slide. It is now at the Museum of Aviation at Warner Robins AFB, Georgia, but is currently being restored and not on display as of July 2022.

Delivered to the USAF as C-119F 51-8037 in 1953. Modified to a C-119J in 1956 then specially modified for the mid-air retrieval of space capsules re-entering the atmosphere from orbit in 1958/9. Made the first midair recovery of a capsule returning from orbit when it snagged the parachute lowering the Discoverer XIV satellite 360 miles from Hawaii in 1960. To the United States Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in 1963

10 Nov '44: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-29869 and assigned to 560th Base Unit, Palm Springs Army Air Field, CA. Converted as TB-25J. 1/46: Storage with 4168th BU, South Plains AAF, TX. 5/46: 304th BU, Langley Field, VA. 6/47: Placed in storage at Peyote AB, TX. 14 Nov '51: Flown to Brookley AFB, AL for maintenance. 2/52 to 9/52: Hughes Aircraft, Culver, CA; converted to TB-25K. 9/52: 3565th Training Wing, James Connally AFB, TX. 12/57: Stored Davis-Monthan 10/58: Registered N3160G. 1963: WFU at Anoka, MN. 12/78: Confederate Air Force. 1979 to 1993: Restored and registered N27493.

This third F-22 built, was involved in a mishap on 28 September 2004, became afterwards an instructional airframe at Edwards AFB (CA), went into storage and was fully restored for preservation in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (since May 2007).

The Boeing Bird of Prey was a black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology. It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s. As an internal project, this aircraft was not given an X-plane designation. The first flight was in 1996, and some forty flights were performed through the program's conclusion in 1999. The aircraft, which had given the designation "YF-118G" as a cover, was made public on 18 October 2002. The Bird of Prey was put on display at the National Museum of the USAF at Wright-Patterson AFB on 16 July 2003.

27 Jul '44: TOS USAAF as 44-28866 and modified as TB-25J. Used by many units for training and utility transport. Jun-Jul 1955: Converted to TB-25N. 10 Oct '57: SOC. 1/58: Registered N5277V and used by several owners for firefighting. 5/93: Registered N225AJ. 1998: Peddycord Foundation for Aircraft Restoration, Asheboro, NC; restored from 1998 to 2004; making its first flight restored on 30 Oct '04 flying as "Carolina Girl." 8/04: Re-registered as N744CG. 2008: Jerry Shiffer/B-25 Project, Urbana, OH; more work done to the airframe; named "Champaign Gal." 23 Dec '08: Champaign Aviation Museum.

27 Jul '44: TOS USAAF as 44-28866 and modified as TB-25J. Used by many units for training and utility transport. Jun-Jul 1955: Converted to TB-25N. 10 Oct '57: SOC. 1/58: Registered N5277V and used by several owners for firefighting. 5/93: Registered N225AJ. 1998: Peddycord Foundation for Aircraft Restoration, Asheboro, NC; restored from 1998 to 2004; making its first flight restored on 30 Oct '04 flying as "Carolina Girl." 8/04: Re-registered as N744CG. 2008: Jerry Shiffer/B-25 Project, Urbana, OH; more work done to the airframe; named "Champaign Gal." 23 Dec '08: Champaign Aviation Museum.