N9856C —

Low Pass over Cable Airport 1/11/09 Serial #: 43-28204 Construction #: 108-35117 Civil Registration: N9856C Model(s): B-25J TB-25J TB-25N Name: Pacific Princess Status: Airworthy Last info:2002 History: Delivered to USAAF as 43-28204, 19??. - Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, 1958. Blue Mountain Air Service, La Grande, OR, Sept. 18, 1958-1961. - Registered as N9856C. - Converted to air tanker, May 1959. -- Fitted with 1000 gallon tank. Idaho Aircraft Inc, Boise, ID, Mar. 1961-1962. - Flown as tanker. Dennis G. Smilanch, Boise, ID, May 1962-1968. - Flown as tanker. Filmways Inc., Hollywood, CA, 1968-1972. - Flew in movie "Catch 22", 1968-1969. Tallmantz Aviation, Orange County, CA, Apr. 1971. Ted Itano, Borrego Springs, CA, 1972-1984. Ted Itano/Aero Trader, Chino, CA, 1984-2002. - Flies as 43-28204/Pacific Princess. - Flew off carrier USS Constelation for movie Pearl Harbor, Sept. 2000. -- Flew in movie as 0203/Whirling Dervish.