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Serial #: 45-8835 Construction #:
108-47586 Civil Registration: NX69345 N69345 CF-DKU C-FDKU N5672V Model(s):
B-25J Name: Betty's Dream Status: Airworthy Last info: 2004
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History: Built by North American, Aug. 1945. Not
accepted by USAAF, delivered new to RFC, WalnutRidge, AR, Oct. 31, 1945. Lodwick Aircraft Industries, Lakeland, FL, Feb.
28, 1946. - Registered as NX69345. Bendix Aviation Corp, Teterboro, NJ, June 1946-1966. - Registered as N69345, 1948. -
Radar & avionics testing, modified radar nose. Bendix Field Engineering Corp, Columbia, MD, Nov. 1967-1972. Ernest
H. Koons, Edmonton, Alberta, Aug. 1972. - Registered as CF-DKU. Aurora Aviation Ltd, Edmonton, Alberta, Dec. 1972-1978. G&M
Aircraft Ltd, St. Albert, Alberta, 1978-1993. - Registered as C-FDKU. - Flew as tanker #1 (later #336). Aero Trader
Inc, Chino, CA, Sept. 1993. - Delivered for resale. Chris & Patrick Harker/C&P Aviation Services, St.
Paul-Anoka County, MN, June 1994-2004. - Restored to airworthy, Chino, CA, 1994-1999. -- Bombay doors fitted. - First
flight, Mar. 1999. - Flown as Betty's Dream. - Registered as N5672V.
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