North American B-25J "Mitchell" Bomber
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brwhiz
N 41° 09.753 W 112° 01.117
12T E 414542 N 4557301
This Static Aircraft Display of a North American B-25J "Mitchell" Bomber is inside the Hill Aerospace Museum located on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base at 7961 Wardleigh Road in Riverdale, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMH04W
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2013
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North American
B-25J "Mitchell"
S/N 44-86772 Span: 87'7" Length: 52'11
Height: 16'4" Weight: 35,000 lbs Crew: 5
Engines: Two Wright R-2600's
of 1,700 hp Each
Armaments: Twelve .50-cal. Machine Guns
and up to 3,000 lbs of Bombs
Maximum Speed: 275 mph
Named after General Billy Mitchell, pioneer of U.S. military aviation, the B-52 was one of the most outstanding bombers of WW II. Developed from the NA-40 attack-bomber, the original B-25 for the U.S. Army made its maiden flight on August 19, 1940. The B-25 served with the U.S. Army Air Force in the Pacific Theater, and is most well known as being the aircraft flown by General Jimmy Doolittle on his raid on Tokyo on April 18, 1942. The raid proved to be of little importance from a military standpoint but the psychological benefits for the American people were immeasurable. Although the aircraft was originally intended for level bombing from medium altitudes, it was used extensively in the Pacific area for bombing airfields from treetop level, strafing and skip bombing enemy shipping.