The B-25 Mitchell was a twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation in the United States and used during World War II. By the time production of the plane ended, roughly 10,000 had been built, including PBJ-1 Navy Patrol Bomber and F-10 reconnaissance versions.
It served in every combat theatre and was used by a number of countries other than the United States, including Australia, the United Kingdom (which received more than 900), China, The Netherlands, and Russia. Its nickname \'Mitchell\' was in honour of General Billy Mitchell, an early proponent of airpower.
The B-25 is most famous as the bomber used in the 1942 Doolittle Raid, in which the raiders took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, bombed Tokyo, and then ran out fuel on the way to friendly territory in China; a B-25 also collided with the Empire State Building in 1945.
The B-25 is the aircraft featured in the popular and influential novel Catch-22 and subsequent film.
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North American B.25
Duxford, Cambs, UK
North American B.25
Duxford, Cambs, UK
North American B.25
Duxford, Cambs, UK