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Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA) in Inglewood as the tenth B-25C manufactured. Constructors Number 82-5079. On February 9, 1942 delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25C Mitchell serial number 41-12444. Purchased by the Netherlands for the Militaire Luchtvaart (ML-KNIL) Army Aviation Corps of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army for use in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) as B-25C Mitchell serial number N5-124. On February 27, 1942 took off from Hamilton Field flown by a Royal Air Force (RAF) Ferry Command crew via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia arriving in early March 1942. Wartime History On March 25, 1942 one of twelve B-25s requisitioned by the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References During late June 1942, serial number N5-124 was reassigned to B-25C 41-12439. USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25C Mitchell 41-12444 "12444 (MSN 82-5079) to Netherlands Indies AF as N5-137 [sic] Feb 9, 1942 but NTU, ferried to Australia and to USAAF." B-25 Mitchell in Dutch Service "In late June [1942, sic March 25, 1942], another five (N5-122, N5-124, N5-125, N5-126, and N5-127) were delivered, apparently replacing the first five B-25Cs which had "disappeared" into USAAF service during the interim." Oz @ War "B-25C Mitchell 41-12443 Mortimer in Australia during WW2" "Early NAA B-25C Mitchells of the ML/KNIL, February 1942-June 1942" by Dr. P.C. Boer 2009, revised December 2012, June 2014 and August 2016 pages 15 (transfer to USAAF), 26 (Table I B-25Cs ferried to Australia: 41-12444 / N5-124), 30 (footnote 2) Contribute
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