After USAF service ended in 1957, 43-28222 was registered as N5256V and operated as one of the first B-25 air tankers by Paul Mantz. N5256V served as a tanker into the early 1960s and then went derelict at Grass Valley, California. It was rescued and restored for first at Beale AFB, CA, and then Hurlbert Field. (Photo by Ron Strong) close