This B-25J was delivered in 1944 as N5-239 (USAAF serial 44-29032) to the Netherlands East Indies Air Force at Batchelor airfield, near Darwin, Australia, from where it operated over Indonesia during Japanese occupation. After VJ Day, the aircraft moved to Palembang, Sumatra. It was later reserialled M-439 and is seen here carrying 18 Sqn markings which indicates that this picture was taken in 1949. In 1950, the aircraft was transferred to the Indonesian Air Force, retaining its serial. It is now preserved in the Air Force museum at Yogjakarta as "M-443". Photo via G.J. van Weerden.

This B-25J was delivered in 1944 as N5-234 (USAAF serial 44-29023) to the Netherlands East Indies Air Force at Batchelor airfield, near Darwin, Australia, from where it operated over Indonesia during Japanese occupation. After VJ Day, the aircraft moved to Palembang, Sumatra. It was later reserialled M-434 and is seen here carrying 18 Sqn markings which indicates that this picture was taken in 1949. In 1950, the aircraft was transferred to the Indonesian Air Force, retaining its serial. It is now preserved at the gate of Malang/Abdulrahman Saleh airfield. Photo via G.J. van Weerden.

This B-25J was delivered in 1944 as N5-233 (USAAF serial 44-29022) to the Netherlands East Indies Air Force at Batchelor airfield, near Darwin, Australia, from where it operated over Indonesia during Japanese occupation. After VJ Day, the aircraft moved to Palembang, Sumatra. It was later reserialled M-433 and is seen here carrying 18 Sqn markings which indicates that this picture was taken in 1949. By the end of that year, Indonesia became independent and the aircraft was transferred to the Indonesian Air Force, retaining its serial. Photo via G.J. van Weerden.

Previously the 'Museu de Armas, Vehiculos, Motorizados e Aviones Antigos 'Eduardo Andrea Matarazzo'. The founder died in 2002 and the museum is currently run by the City of Bebedouro. Sadly, many of the exhibits, especially the larger aircraft on external display, some of which have significant historical significance to Brazilian aviation, have suffered from long term lack of funding to keep them in good order. Ex 44-29500, the B-25 has been at the museum since the late 1970s.

The aircraft had recently made a post restoration flight from Kissimee, FL. It went on to be based with the Southern California Wing of the Confederate Air Force based at Camarillo, CA., where, after severe corrosion was detected it was decided that a complete tear-down restoration was required. This lasted over 20 years and it wasn't until 15th May 2016 that it made its first post-restoration flight. It now flies out of Camarillo painted as PBJ-1J BuNo. 35243 of Marine Bombing Squadron 611 which was lost on a mission in the Pacific in May 30 1945. (Credit: Warbirdregistry.org)

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-28204. Sold as N9856C in 1958 and converted to a fire bomber. Returned to military configuration for the film Catch 22 in 1968. Also appeared in the film Pearl Harbor in 2000. Still operational as a warbird in 2025.

Built for the USAF as 44-31171, this photo shows it following a repaint as "34064 / 8U"

DND photo.

Painted in the markings of Jimmy Doolittle's Mitchell, this is in fact 44-30854 which was the last B-25 in the USAF inventory and made the final flight of the type when ferried from Turner AFB to Eglin for preservation in May 1960. It is on loan from the National Museum of the USAF, that has its own B-25 painted to represent Doolittle's machine, which ran out of fuel after the famous raid on Tokyo from USS Hornet in April 1942. The Lone Star Flight Museum also has a flying B-25 similarly attired

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-27868. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ by 1958. Sold in 1959 and registered as N9077Z in 1960 and converted to an agricultural sprayer. To the Confederate Air Force in 1979 and rebuilt to military configuration. Reregistered as N25YR in 1981. They were renamed to the Commemorative Air Force in 2002.

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-29835. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ by 1958. Sold in 1959 and registered as N3676G. To the Confederate Air Force in 1967. Stored at Harlingen, TX from 1977. Trucked to Lackland AFB in 1980, restored and placed on display.

This B-25 was intended for the USAAF as 44-30988 but entered service in March 1945 with the USN as 35857. Its service life was short being retired in March 1947 but by July was flying for the Saint Louis Flying Service as N5865V. Then followed a long list of owners and operators before arriving at the Commemorative AF SoCal Wing to begin a decades-long, deep restoration. In May 2016 the first post-restoration flight took place with the plane painted to represent VMB-611 B-25 35243/MB 11, which was lost along with its seven man crew during a strike on the Kibawe Trail near Davao in May 1945.

Actually 44-31171

Colour scheme was pale green with dark green accents