| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N6578D |
| Alternate Serial: | 431508 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Version: | North American TB-25K Mitchell |
| C/n (msn): | 108-37583 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Chapter XI |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Chicago / West Chicago - DupageMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDPA IATA: DPA Local: DPA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 August 1987 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 510544 |
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6/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-31508. ca.1954: Converted to TB-25K radar trainer. 1/60: Sold; registered N6578D. 11/67: Modified as a movie camera platform. 12/67: Used as a camera ship filming the movie, "Battle of Britain" operating out of England and Spain. 1/69: Returned to the USA. Later WFU; open storage at Caldwell-Wright Field, NJ; became derelict. 4/77: Tom Reilly, Kissimmee, FL. By 1981: Restored as "Chapter XI." By 1998: Based at Franklin, VA; WFU; degraded to derelict with one engine missing. 2/14: Peter Smith, Reevers Warbirds, Adelai, Australia. By 2017 it was restored as a B-25J. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 October 2022, and has since been viewed 362 times. |