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North American B-25 J  Mitchell Panchito 

The B-25J-25-NC SN 44-30734, which now flies under the name "Panchito", was delivered on 16 February 1945. Accepted as a surplus to military requirements, it was first stored in Garden City, Kansas, before being transferred to South Plains, Texas. She was then moved to Pyote, Texas, in July 1947. His first assignment was to the Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma in November 1948. She spent four years in Vance as a pilot trainer before being posted to James Connally Air Force Base in Texas in December 1952. Here, it was used to train navigators and bombers. In August 1954, he was transferred to the New York National Air Guard and stationed at Westchester County Air Force Base. Here, it was used by the 102nd Radar Calibration Flight to test and train airborne radar systems for Air Defence Command fighters. Modified by Hayes and renamed TB-25N in 1955, he was assigned to an Air Guard unit in Van Nuys, California, for his skills and type qualifications until August 1958, when he was transported to the depot.

 This die-cast metal aircraft is available in 1:115 scale with plastic support and the model is approximately 4 3/4 inches long with a wingspan of 3 1/8 inches.