Mexican Registered B-25 Burn't in making of Catch 22

gary1954 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:19 pm

Does anyone have a good quality photo of the B-25 of Mexican Registration that was burn't and "buried" on location. This is the one that has eluded me for years, and would like to add to my collection.
Need Civils and Serial.

Thanks in Advance.

TonyM · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:38 pm

This airplane is a B-25N.

The civilian registration is listed as XB-HEY.

The AAF serial number is B-25N # 45-8843.

An excellent article about the B-25s used in the filming of CATCH-22 can be found in the
May/June issue of WARBIRDS INTERNATIONAL (Vol. 27/No. 4).

Also see: B-25 MITCHELL IN CIVIL SERVICE by Scott Thompson

Good Luck with your research.

TonyM.

gary1954 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:42 pm

Ya Know, I know I suffer from CRS, I read that article...and forgot all about it. Still have the mag. What I am looking for in this vast wealth of knowledge and photographers in here is a good quality photo I can get hold of to add to my collection of Catch 22 aircraft.

Coert Munk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:09 am **Posts:** 169

... and the very well documented Warbirds International story can be found on the B25 group at yahoo groups

gary1954 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:18 am

AERO VINTAGE BOOKS CIVIL B-25s: A LISTING

Thanks for the serial on the B-25
This is what I was looking for
45-8843
B-25J
45-8843

N8091H

, XB-HEY

My personal Puzzle is solved in the US civil registration nummer
Now, does anyone have a phoanyone...anyone...?? anyone...anyone...Bueller...anyone...anyone??

Thanks

gary1954 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:44 pm

Found a photo

I'm done

Curtis Block · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:09 pm

You better show it after all of that.

gary1954 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:13 pm

will put it up when I get home, and will be sure to credit the photographer(s)/Collection.

Stoney · **Posted:** Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:17 am

I have a couple of pix of it burning, but I don't post pix

gary1954 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:23 am

Photo Credit Eddie Coates
This was one of eighteen Mitchells used in the motion film "Catch-22". It was the former USAF 45-8843 and one of the last B-25s built. It was originally civilianized as N8091H but had received Mexican registry when he shot this photograph at Long Beach in 1968.

Scott Rose · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:21 pm

I love how I can always rely on WIX to provide the information I am looking for.

I have created a list of the aircraft used in Catch-22. The list links to the individual aircraft identities in our Warbird Registry. Check it out and let me know if there are any problems.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... ch_22.html

Stoney · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:23 pm

aerovin · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:04 pm

I'd also refer anyone with an interest in this airframe to an extensive amount of material and photos included in the August 2014 update at my Aero Vintage Books B-25 News page:

http://www.aerovintage.com/b25news14.htm#xbhey

cwmc · **Joined:** Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:43 am **Posts:** 322

Thanks Scott, as usual your complete coverage is appreciated.
Chris...

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