B-25J Mitchell Specifications - Delaware Aviation Museum
B-25J Mitchell Specifications. Powerplant. Two Wright R-2600 Double Cyclone fourteen cylinder, air-cooled radials, rated at 1700 hp each for takeoff and 1500 hp at 2400 rpm. Performance. Maximum speed - 275 mph at 15,000 feet. Cruising speed - 230 mph. Initial climb rate - 1110 feet per minute. Service ceiling - 24,000 feet.
North American B-25 Mitchell - National Museum of World War II …
North American B-25 Mitchell. In 1939, the U.S. Army Air Corps put in an order for new class of “medium” bomber. The proposal called for a twin-engine plane capable of flying 300 mph, carrying a 3,000-pound bomb load, and having a 2,000-mile range.
North American B-25 Mitchell - Wikipedia
The 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]
North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell - Warbird Registry
The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.
in 1959 and by 1960, there were sixteen B-25 tanker operators in the State of California. Most carried 1,000 gallon tanks either belly mounted or fitted internally in the bomb bay. Early success varied with each operator, however, in July of 1960 there were four fatal crashes within days of each other involving the B-25.
B-25 | Crew, Wingspan, Versions, & Doolittle Raid | Britannica
Aug 30, 2024 · The B-25 was designed by North American Aviation, Inc., and was first flown in 1940. A high-wing monoplane with a twin tail and tricycle landing gear, it was powered by two 1,700-horsepower Wright radial engines and carried a crew of four to six.
B-25 History Project
She was modified to carry a 1,000-gallon water tank for use as a borate tanker. She flew as tanker 82 both in the service of Paul Mantz and Sonora Air Service being based mainly out of southern California. When the tanker days of the B-25s were ended by order of the US Forest Service in 1962 there was little flying for her or the other B-25 ...
North American B-25J Mitchell - Hill Aerospace Museum
The B-25J is an improvement of the H version with an overhauled nose, alternate armament and restored co-pilot’s seat with dual flight controls. With the addition of what was known as a strafer nose, many of the B-25J aircraft were used in strafing missions—low-level ground attacks.
B-25J Mitchell - NHHC
The museum’s B-25J Mitchell flew in both the Army Air Forces and the civilian market. It is painted in the markings of the airplane flown by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle on the raid...
North American B-25J 'Mitchell' - Planes of Fame Air Museum
Best known as the bomber used by Jimmy Doolittle for his raid against Tokyo, Japan on April 18, 1942, the North American B-25 Mitchell became the backbone of the U.S. Army Air Force medium bomber campaigns during WWII. Along with its counterparts, the Martin B-26 Marauder and the Douglas A-26 Invader, the B-25 performed up to and beyond its ...