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NORTH AMERICAN B-25 "MITCHELL" - Medium Bomber
Engine: 2 Wright R-2600, each 1,700 hp
Crew: 5
Top speed: 280 mph
Range: 2,000 mi.
Ceiling: 24,000 ft.
Wingspan: 67 ft. 7 in.
Length: 52 ft. 11 in.
Height: 16 ft. 4 in.
Used throughout WW II mainly in the Pacific, the B-25 was
operational before the infamous Jap attack on Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii, 7 Dec. 1941. The first hit back was the raid on
Tokyo, Japan, by 16 B-25's led by Lt. Col. "Jimmy" Doolittle
on 18 Apr 1942. An exact replica of the "Tokyo Raider" is
exhibited at the Air Force Museum, W-PAFB, Ohio.
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THE NATION
Photo & Pub by Joseph F. Morsello, 405 Paper Mill Rd., Phila. 18, Pa.
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