14 Nov '37: Factory roll-out as 7W-13. To Standard Oil, OH, with c/r NC17614. 13 Apr '42: Impressed: TOS USAAF as UC-71 staff transport, s/n 42-38269. 1944: Returned to Standard Oil. Ca.1950: Air Safety Radio Corporation. 13 Feb '73: Thomas P. Hartness, Greenville, SC with c/r N13PH. 25 Apr '87: Lost control landing Shaw AFB, SC, gear collapsed, substantial damage. Later repaired. 1 Nov '22: Thomas P. Hartness, Woodruff, SC.

Nov 37: Rolled out of factory as 7W-12, registered to Spartan Aircraft Company, Tulsa, OK, as NC17613. After 2 more owners, in Feb 1942 it was purchased by Defense Supplies Corporation, Washington, DC for impressment into USAAF service. 16 Mar '42: TOS USAAF as UC-71 42-38265. Used as a staff transport. Jul 44: Returned to civil use. Several owners until Jan '82 purchased by MarJon Realty (Peter Hawks, son of movie producer Howard Hawks), San Carlos, CA. A few other owners then on 5 Aug '23 to Justus T. Von Wedel, Neustadt, Germany.

Sold in New Zealand as ZK-KAN. Bob Kerr photo

ex N8674M, D-EKES, OY-AVE

3 Jul 45: TOS USAAF as B-25J and placed in storage. 6/51: Converted to TB-25K radar trainer. 12/51: James Connally AFB, TX. 10/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 1/15/58: Registered as N5262V. 4/83: Wiley Sanders, Troy AL, where it became part of his private collection. The plane flies now as "Georgie Mae."

6 Oct '44: Finished as a pathfinder equipped with Bombing Through Overcast (BTO) radar. 16 Oct '44: TOS USAAF with s/n 44-8543. 11/44: Domestic Project 50A. 9/45: 4142nd AAF Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Patterson AAF, OH, and converted to TB-17G for weather reconnaissance/electronic countermeasures training. Long history at Patterson Field with R&D and loaned to other testing organizations. 5/59: SOC. Went through many owners and iterations. Still flying as N3701G.

1945: TOS USAAF as A-26C 44-35788. 6/48: Redesignated B-26C. By 1960: L.B Smith Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL, as NL8058E. 1977: John Stokes, San Marcos, TX, with c/r N8058E. 1981: Joe Mabee, Midland, TX. 11/82: EAA Aviation Foundation, Oshkosh, WI. 1987 to 1994: Underwent full restoration at Troy, AL, and delivered to Oshkosh in 1994. 4/01: A-26 Company Inc, Van Nuys, Ca and registered N126HK. 2002-2004: Underwent restoration. 30 May 14: Cactus Air Force Wings and Wheels Museum, Carson City, NV.

1943: TOS USAAF as 43-21709. 1945: War Assets, Seacy Field, Stillwater, OK. 19 Feb 1946: Paul Mantz bought it and converted it with passenger seats for 4 and installed windows. Over the years several owners with an Executive conversion carried out 1951-1953 with a passenger seat and window were added behind the pilot. From 2007 to 2010 it underwent major overhaul and restoration to WWII condition.

Visiting for a local airshow. G-BADY was destroyed on 29 June 1984 when it was in a mid-air collision with Pitts G-BECM.

Taking off on a pleasure flight over the Lakes of Killarney.

Starting up for a pleasure flight over the Lakes of Killarney.

Visiting for a local airshow.

An unusual airshow visitor to Farranfore.