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| NEIAF No. 18 Squadron |
Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA) in Inglewood. Constructors Number 82-5569. At the factory painted with olive drab upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces and U.S. markings. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25C Mitchell serial number 41-12934. 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 N5-138. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History In April 1942 at Canberra Airfield (RAAF Fairbairn) repainted in NEIAF markings with serial number N5-138 and the Dutch flag on the rear fuselage and retained the original U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) serial number on both sides of the tails. Assigned to No. 18 Squadron as one of the first bombers assigned. No known nickname or nose art. This B-25 operated from Batchelor Field near Darwin. Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25C Mitchell 41-12934 "12934 to NEIAF as N5-138" B-25 Mitchell in Dutch Service N5-138 Australian War Memorial (AWM) P01818.010 Contribute
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