Warbird Information Exchange

They are prepping the fuselage for display. Does anyone know the s/n for this bird and do they have the wings for it?
Photo from their Facebook page:

I thought the gentleman posting on the B-17 said that there was a B-25J to be converted to PBJ. Maybe the process is ongoing?

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According to Scott Thompson's site, it's a "J" (possibly a post-war conversion to a TB-25L/N used until the late 50s as a ME trainer) that came from a Minnesota amusement park (where I saw it as a kid) that ended up at Aero Trader.
Yes, they have wings for it....maybe not the wings it was made with, perhaps Aero Trader switched them with others from stock?

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Thanks John. That makes it 44-29812 and the first warbird I ever touched...

Likewise, with the possible exception of a PBY that showed up at Duluth one day around the same time (1968) and excepting the active duty AF C-47s and C-54s that were still around airbases when I was growing up.

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44-29812 had a glass nose in older photos (see the Registry); was it changed to a gun nose to represent a particular aircraft?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Yes, but to represent an attack version. I imagine the plexiglass nose remained at Chino With Aero Trader for resale so more money can be made on paying flights on future up-grades/restorations.

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Should have made it a 71st BS, 38th BG "Wolf Head" ...

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gawd the B-25 is B i t c h i n' in any configuration except scrapped

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Even the one sitting outside at the Soplata place is still freakin awesome even though it needs serious attention.

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