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B-25J
N.A. MITCHELL BOMBER
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| The B-25 medium bomber was
one of America's most famous airplanes of WW II.
This model was used by General
Doolittle for the Tokyo Raid on April 18, 1942. Subsequently, it saw duty
in every combat area being flown by the Dutch, British, Chinese, Russians
and Australians in addition to our own U.S. forces.
Although the airplane was
originally intended for level bombing from medium altitudes, it was used
extensively in the Pacific area for bombing Japanese airfields from treetop
level and for strafing and skip bombing enemy shipping. |
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More than 9,800 B-25s were
built during WW II. It was first flown in 1940 and became the first plane
to see action in all theaters of fighting in WWII.
The B-25 was nicknamed after
General Billy Mitchell.
The B-25 was the first plane
to carry a 75mm cannon and the first plane to sink an enemy submarine.
Forty-eight B-25’s still
fly today, with a total of 139 surviving. The plane on display at Grissom
Air Museum was used in the movie Catch 22. |
| SPECIFICATIONS |
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| Span: |
67 ft. 7 in. |
| Length: |
52 ft. 11 in. |
| Height: |
15 ft. 9 in. |
| Weight: |
28,460 lbs. loaded |
| Armament: |
Five .50-cal. machine guns;
5,000 lbs. of bombs |
| Engines: |
Two Wright R-2600-13 Double
Cyclone 14 cylinder air-cooled radials of 1,700 hp. ea. |
| Crew: |
5 |
| Cost: |
$ 96,000 |
| Tail Number: |
44-86843 |
| Nickname: |
Mitchell |
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| PERFORMANCE |
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| Maximum Speed: |
275 mph |
| Cruising Speed: |
230 mph |
| Range: |
1,275 miles |
| Service Ceiling: |
24,000 ft. |
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