First Flight of North American B-25J "Mitchell" Bomber - First of its Kind on Waymarking.com

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.

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