North American Mitchell

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The North American Mitchell, officially the B-25, was a widely used American twin‑engine medium bomber of World War II, renowned for its versatility and service with numerous Allied air forces.

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North American Mitchell canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II bomber
medium bomber
military aircraft
aircraftConfiguration mid-wing monoplane
twin-engine
armament bombs
cannon
machine guns
bombload up to 3000 lb internal
countryOfOrigin United States
crewSize 5
engineType piston engine
firstFlightDate 1940-08-19
fuselageType twin tail
height 4.8 m
introducedInService 1941
landingGearType tricycle landing gear
length 16.1 m
manufacturer North American Aviation
maximumSpeed 443 km/h
namedAfter General Billy Mitchell
linked to: Billy Mitchell
notableEventDate 1942-04-18
notableFeature heavy forward-firing armament in later variants
versatile configuration for bombing and strafing
notableUse Doolittle Raid
numberBuilt approximately 9800
numberOfEngines 2
officialDesignation B-25
operator Brazilian Air Force
Chinese Air Force
Dutch Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Soviet Air Force
linked to: Soviet Air Forces

United States Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
powerplant Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone radial engine
primaryUser United States Army Air Forces
productionPeriodEnd 1945
productionPeriodStart 1941
range 2175 km
retiredFromUSAF 1959
role ground attack aircraft
maritime patrol aircraft
medium bomber
trainer aircraft
transport aircraft
serviceCeiling 7620 m
theaterOfOperations China-Burma-India Theater
European Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
usedByAlliance Allied air forces
usedFor anti-shipping strikes
close air support
level bombing
low-level attack missions
usedInConflict Korean War
World War II
variant B-25B
B-25C
B-25D
B-25G
B-25H
B-25J
wingspan 20.6 m

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No. 226 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated North American Mitchell
No. 2 Group RAF aircraftTypeOperated North American Mitchell
subject linked to: 2 Group