B-25 Mitchell history

At the beginning of the Second World War, the American military engineers decided to equip the U.S. Air Force with a new light bomber.

Thus, in September 1939, an aircraft was designed and a prototype was manufactured a few months later and in the year 1941, the Air Force received the first U.S. light bombers called B-25 which were immediately equipped for active service.

Handy and lightweight, the B-25, built by the North American company, took part in the conflict of the Second World War in many missions such as strategic bombing, maritime patrol and anti-submarine actions.

The B-25 Mitchell was immortalized when the U.S. Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle launched on April 18 1942 a reprisal raid after the attack on Pearl Harbor and attacked the city of Tokyo with 16 B-25 bombers.

More than 9,800 B-25 Mitchell bombers were build during the Second World War.

B-25 Mitchell sheet

Country creator/user: USA
Name: North American B-25 J Mitchell

Lenght: 15,54 m
Wingspan: 20,60 m
Height: 4,80 m
Curb weight : 9,571 kg
Maximum speed: 443 km/h
Range: 2,050 kilometers
Ceiling: 7,620 m

Armament: thirteen 12,7 mm Browning machine guns

Transport : 1,815 kg of bombs

Crew: 6 (a pilot and a co-pilot, a bomber, a navigator, an engineer, a radio operator)

Engine: two Wright R2600-13 of 1,850 hp each

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