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    Airframe Family: North American B-25/PBJ Mitchell
    Latest Model:TB-25N Mitchell
    Last Military Serial:44-30606 USAAF
    Construction Number:108-33881
    Last Civil Registration:N201L
    Compressed ID:NA TB-25N sn 44-30606 USAAF cn 108-...
    Latest Owner or Location:TSM Enterprises Llc, Carson City, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-25J-25-NC by North American at Kansas City, Kansas, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-30606.

    Redesignated as TB-25J.

    Circa 1952

    Converted to a TB-25N.

    From October 1957 to 1958

    Transferred to Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ.
    Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage.

    13 January 1958

    To Oil Tool Corp/C. M. Jasper, Long Beach, CA with new c/r N5249V.

    From May 1958 to 1960

    To Oil Tool Corp/F. E. Fairfield, Long Beach, CA with new c/r N201L.

    18 August 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL201L (TB-25N, 44-30606A) issued.

    Flown in an executive scheme.

    August 1960

    To Baker Aircraft Sales, Long Beach, CA keeping c/r N201L.

    From December 1960 to 1962

    To John F. Dumm and Jere Martlin, Anaheim, CA keeping c/r N201L.

    From November 1962 to 1965

    To Union Bank, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N201L.

    From April 1965 to 1966

    To B. L. Crawley, Cucamonga, CA keeping c/r N201L.

    From February 1966 to 1 January 1970

    To Jack Davis, La Jolla, CA keeping c/r N201L.

    From December 1970 to 1987

    To Tom Todd, Warbirds Inc/John Bishop and H. Fenner, Hobbs, NM keeping c/r N201L.

    Flown in USAAC markings.

    3 June 1972


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Displayed by the Confederate Air Force at the U.S. International Transportation Exposition known as Transpo 72 held at Dulles International Airport, Virginia.

    4 May 1986


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Chino CA

    Markings Applied: Bat Out of Hell
    The work was carried out at Chino, CA. Fitted with a gun nose.

    May 1987


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA

    May 1987


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    13 April 1989

    To Ted R. Melsheimer, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N201L.

    Markings Applied: Bat Out of Hell
    Initially flown in USAAF markings.

    2 March 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Aero Traders, Chino Airport, CA.

    Markings Applied: Tootsie, 430606, 50
    Finished in USMC markings as a PBJ-1.

    May 1991


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA

    May 1991


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    14 April 2012

    To unknown owner with c/r N201L.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Carson City, NV.

    28 August 2012

    To TSM Enterprises Llc, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N201L.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL201L (TB-25N, 44-30606A) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2018

    To Ted R. Melsheimer, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N201L.

    30 March 2018

    To TSM Enterprises Llc, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N201L.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield

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