B-25 Mitchell part 2
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345th Bomb Group B-25s
38th BG B-25 attacks destroyer Akishimo Ormoc Bay November 10, 1944
5th AF B-25 Bombers Blast Japanese Ships in Wewak Harbor 1943
5th AF B-25s Blasts Japanese Ship off South China Coast 1945
90th BS pilot in cockpit of B-25C 41-13088 "Chatter Box" 1943
B-25 "1 For The Gipper" of the 42nd Bomb Group
B-25 "Blue eyes" and crew of the 42nd BG
B-25 "Ruthless Ruth" of the 499th BS strafes Japanese ship 1945
B-25 345th Bomb Group 5
B-25 41-12449 "Fat Cat" of the 90th Bomb Squadron, 3rd Bomb Group
B-25 Attacking Japanese Submarine Chaser CH-39 1944
B-25 Blasts Japanese Ship at Rabaul 1943
B-25 Blasts Japanese Ship at Rabaul 2 November 1943
B-25 Blonde Bomber
B-25 Gunship Burma Virgin
B-25 Gunship of the 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25 Gunship with Sharks Mouth
B-25 Gunships on Iwo Jima Spring 1945
B-25 named Big Operator
B-25 named FAIR DIRKUM
B-25 of 1st Air Commando Group during a mission CBI mid-1944
B-25 of 38th BG attacks Japanese Destroyer Akishimo Ormoc Bay, 10 November 1944
B-25 of 38th BG over Japanese Ship in Ormoc Bay 1945
B-25 of 5th AF blasts Japanese freighter off the Northern coast of New Guinea 1944
B-25 of the 13th AF drop Parafrag Bombs on Clark Field
B-25 of the 14th AF China
B-25 of the 345th Bomb Group 499th Bomb Squadron 2
B-25 of the 345th Bomb Group, 498th BS
B-25 of the 3rd BG after Simpson Harbor attack 2 November 1943
B-25 of the 3rd BG, 8th BS bombs Japanese Ship in Hansa Bay 1944
B-25 of the 417th Bomb Group
B-25 of the 499th BS "Bats Outa Hel"dropping parafrag bombs on Japanese planes and installations during the raid on Clark Field 7 January 1945
B-25 of the 8th BS attacking a Japanese destroyer off Cape Gloucester 1943
B-25 over Marshalls 1944
B-25 The Bygazzedbyrd of the 345th BG
B-25 The Paper Doll
B-25 Twinkie of the 345th Bomb Group SWPA
B-25C 41-12797 New Guinea 1943
B-25C 41-12911 "Per Diem" at 7 Mile Drome New Guinea, 5 December 1942
B-25C 41-12969 Onkle Rafe of the 3rd Bombardment Group, 13th Bombardment Squadron
B-25C 41-12971 "Dirty Dora" of the 499th BS, 345th BG
B-25C 41-13168 of the 490th Bomb Squadron, 341st BG in CBI 1944
B-25C of the 38th BG, 71st BS with Pappy Gunns strafer modification New Guinea
B-25D 41-30014 Jayhawk of the 345th BG, 499th BS 30 May 1944
B-25D 41-30024 "Pannell Job" of the 500th BS, 345th BG
B-25D 41-30024 "Red Wrath" of the 498th BS, 345th BG during a low level attack on Boram airfield 16 October 1943
B-25D 41-30024 Red Wrath 498th BS 345th BG
B-25D 41-30024 Red Wrath 498th BS 345th BG during a low level attack on Boram airfield 16 October 1943 2
B-25D 41-30034 "The Wolf Pack" of the 498th BS, 345th BG
B-25D 41-30036 4of the 98th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25D 41-30063 "ROSE-IN-BLOOM" flown by LTC Bert S. Rosenbaum
B-25D 41-30064 of the 501st BS, 345th BG
B-25D 41-30082 of the 501st Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25D 41-30278 Hells Fire 500th Bomb Squadron 345th BG
B-25D 41-30347 of the 499th Bomb squadron, 345th BG
B-25D 41-30516 "Jelly Belly The 2nd" of the 345th BG
B-25D 41-30591 "Lady Ruth" of the 499th BS, 345th BG
B-25D 41-30606 and B-26 PTO
B-25D 41-30664 "How's Your Ole' Tomato" of the 22nd Bombardment Group, 2nd Bombardment Squadron
B-25D 41-30669 "Tondelayo" of the 500th BS, 345th Bomb Group
B-25D of the 345th BG, 499th
B-25D of the 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th Bomb Group
B-25D The Scrap Iron Buzz Buggy PTO
B-25Ds of the 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25H "Wabash Cannonball" of the 491st BS Yangkai
B-25J 183 of the 498th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25J 43-28115 of 498th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG on Okinawa
B-25J 43-36016 of the 501st Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25J 43-36016 of the 501st Bomb Squadron, 345th BG 2
B-25J 43-36019 Taking Off
B-25J 43-36028 of the 345th Bombardment Group "Air Apaches"
B-25J 43-36198 "Pretty Pat" of the 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25J 44-29577 of the 498th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25J 44-29600 of the 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25J 44-29775 of the 42nd Bomb Group "Crusaders"
B-25J 44-30145
B-25J 44-30589 of the 42nd BG, 100th Bomb Squadron
B-25J 44-30934 "Betty's Dream" of the 499th BS and SB-17G
B-25J 44-31064 of the 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25J 44-31214 of the 345BG, 498th Bomb Squadron
B-25J from 345th BG sinks Japanese Ship in South China Sea 1945
B-25J Gunship of the 345th Bomb Group
B-25J Gunship of the 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG
B-25J of 345th BG in flight
B-25J of the 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th Bomb Group 2
B-25J-20 44-29111
B-25Js of the 500th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG in flight
B-25s from 345th Bomb Group Mokmer Airfield
Bombs Fall from VMB-413 B-25 over Rabaul
Burning B-25J 43-36192 of the 498th Bomb Squadron, 345th BG 26 May 1945
Chinese Troops pull roller past B-25 to smooth airstrip in China 1943
Doolittle raider B-25B 40-2242 aboard USS Hornet
Ed Larner's B-25 41-12969 "Spook II" 3rd BG Port Moresby 1943
Gen Doolittle by his crashed B-25 in China after Tokyo Raid
Gunship B-25 The Coral Queen
Gunship B-25G named Lizzy PTO
Maj Robert McCutcheon of 3rd BG, 8th BS with B-25C "Tugboat Annie" 41-12998 1943
Marine Mitchell with rockets
Mitchell "Hell's Fire" 41-30278 over New Guinea, February 1944
Mitchell 41-30237 "Brother Rat" of 90th Bomb Squadron, 3rd BG
Mitchells aboard USS Hornet
Mitchells of the 345th Bomb Group 6
Mitchells of the 42nd BG lined up at Cape Sansapor, New Guinea 1944
North American PBJ-1 on the ground
Nose Art of B-25B Hari Carrier on USS Hornet 18 April 1942
Nose of B-25J from 822nd Bomb Squadron 38th Bombardment Group
PBJ of the VMB-612 ready to take off
PBJ of the VMB-612 rockets
PBJ of the VMB-612 rockets
PBJ VMB-612 tail gunner
PBJ-1 with APS-3 radar
PBJ-1 with APS-3 radar in the starboard wingtip
PBJ-1D "White 9" of the VMB-612, 1945
PBJ-1D "White MB 3" with nose-mounted APS-3 radar
PBJ-1D Buno 35094 "Jonah" 1944
PBJ-1D of MAG-61 over Emirau Island
PBJ-1H during operations from the carrier USS Shangri-La (CV-38) 15 November 1944. Pilot Lt Cdr H.S. Bottomley.
PBJ-1H landing on USS Shangri-La (CV-38) November 1944
PBJ-1H landing on USS Shangri-La November 1944 2
Strafer of the 345th Bomb Group, 499th BS
USS Manila Bay en route from San Diego to Pearl Harbor 24–31 August 44 with 14 PBJ-1D of VMB-611
General Description
- Type: Twin-engined medium bomber.
Wings
- Configuration: Mid-wing cantilever monoplane.
- Construction:
- All-metal with five sections: a two-spar center-section, two outer single-spar sections, and two detachable wingtips.
- Fuel and Oil Tanks: Integral with the center-section structure.
- Flotation Compartments: Sealed compartments in outer wings for flotation.
- Ailerons: Sealed type with fixed and controllable trimming-tabs.
- Flaps: Hydraulically operated slotted trailing-edge flaps inboard of ailerons, divided by engine nacelles. Fairings hinge upward to form a continuous slot when flaps are lowered.
Fuselage
- Structure: Semi-monocoque with four longerons, constructed from aluminum-alloy.
- Design: The portion of the fuselage above the bottom surface of the center-section and between the front spar and trailing edge is attached to and removable with the center-section.
Tail Unit
- Type: Cantilever monoplane with twin fins and rudders.
- Control Surfaces: Elevators and rudders fitted with fixed and controllable trimming-tabs.
Landing Gear
- Type: Tricycle with fully retractable wheels.
- Mechanism:
- Main wheels retract aft into the engine nacelles, and the nose wheel and tail-skid into the fuselage.
- Doors cover all openings when wheels are both retracted and extended.
- Retraction: Hydraulic, with a mechanically-operated emergency system.
- Features: Swiveling nose-wheel with shimmy damper, centering device, and lock. Hydraulic brakes on main wheels.
Power Plant
- Engines: Two Wright Cyclone R-2600-13 two-row radial air-cooled engines with two-speed superchargers.
- Nacelles: Semi-monocoque nacelles mounted below the center-section extremities.
- Propellers: Three-bladed Hamilton-Standard constant-speed full-feathering airscrews with anti-icers.
- Fuel System:
- Independent for each engine, with bullet-proof self-sealing fuel cells.
- Two interconnected fore and aft compartments per engine located between fuselage and nacelles.
- Additional auxiliary fuel cells in the center-section and a self-sealing tank in the fuselage above the bomb-bay.
- Self-sealing fuel lines throughout wings and fuselage.
- Provision for a droppable long-range ferry tank in the bomb-bay.
- Oil System: Independent for each engine.
Accommodation
- Crew: Provision for four to six members, all positions armored.
- Features: Heating, ventilation systems, radio equipment, oxygen supply.
Armament
- Bomb Bay: Located in the fuselage beneath the wings, capable of accommodating bombs, depth-charges, or a torpedo.
- Internal Load: Maximum of 3,000 lbs of bombs.
- External Load: Provision for 2,400 lbs of bombs on external wing racks. A 2,150 lb torpedo can also be carried, only partly enclosed in the bomb-bay.
Dimensions
- Span: 67 ft. 7 in. (20.6 m).
- Length: 53 ft. 5.5 in. (16.13 m).
- Height: 16 ft. 4.5 in. (4.6 m).
- Wing Area: 609.8 sq. ft. (56.6 sq. m.).
Weights
- Empty Weight: 21,100 lbs. (9,580 kg).
- Loaded Weight: 33,500 lbs. (15,210 kg).
Performance
- Maximum Speed: 303 mph (485 km/h) at 13,000 ft (3,965 m).
- Landing Speed: 95 mph (152 km/h).
- Climb: To 15,000 ft (4,575 m) in 11.3 minutes.
- Service Ceiling: 24,200 ft (7,380 m).