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Bookmark or Share- North American B-25 Mitchell - WikipediaThe North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. [2]
- B-25 Bomber - American Honor FoundationThe iconic bomber forged its place in history in the wake of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25 Mitchell aircraft launched from the USS Hornet aircraft carrier to attack mainland Japan, known as the "Doolittle Raid".
- North American B-25J Mitchell - Military Aviation MuseumThe Museum’s B-25 is a J-model, the most numerous variant. North American built it at their plant beside Fairfax Field, in Kansas City, Kansas. Some J-models were equipped with 8 additional .50 caliber machine guns in the forward fuselage, as “straffer” aircraft.
- B-25 | Crew, Wingspan, Versions, & Doolittle Raid | BritannicaB-25, U.S. medium bomber used during World War II. The B-25 was designed by North American Aviation, Inc., in response to a prewar requirement and was first flown in 1940.
- North American B-25 Mitchell - National Museum of World War II AviationThe B-25 became most famous for outstanding work in the Pacific Theater. There, specially modified aircraft carried eight (and sometimes more) machine guns that fired forward, attacking Japanese shipping and airfields. B-25s also skipped bombs off the water and into Japanese ships.
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