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Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Constructors Number 87-8441. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25D-10 Mitchell serial number 41-30276. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Converted to a B-25D-1 strafer version. Assigned to the 345th Bombardment Group (345th BG), 498th Bombardment Squadron (498th BS). Nicknamed "Sir Beetle" and placed in an aircraft dump. On Biak, this B-25 was salvaged by Captain Victor W. Tatelman, the B-25 was stripped to bare aluminum and the nose section of B-25J was installed with a nose gun configuration, and electronic equipment to detect Japanese radar signals. Overhauled, the new B-25 was nicknamed "Dirty Dora II" after Tatelman's old aircraft, B-25C "Dirty Dora" 41-12971. This modified B-25 was detached for special service with 5th Bomber Command HQ, but remained assigned to its former squadron for servicing. This B-25 flew combat missions during March 1945 operating from Clark Field. It did locate one radar installation and photograph it, before the bomber was transferred back to normal bomber service and completed the war. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25D-10 Mitchell 41-30276 Warpath Across the Pacific (1996) pages 211, 332, 390 Contribute
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