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NORTH AMERICAN B-25G MITCHELL
1942
 
TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER/GROUND ATTACK
  
     
   
 
 
OVERVIEW
  
 

The idea behind the B-25G model was to improve the offensive firepower of the standard B-25C Mitchell. The weapon selected was a 75mm M-4 Cannon. This gun together with a pair of .50 caliber machine guns would be housed in a new solid nose cone.

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DATA
  
 
NORTH AMERICAN B-25G MITCHELL
(NA-96)
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER/GROUND ATTACK
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION INC
FIRST FLIGHT :
 AUGUST 1942
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1942
NUMBER BUILT :
 400
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 67 ft 7 in
LENGTH :
 51 ft
HEIGHT :
 15 ft 9 in
WING AREA :
 610 sq ft
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 19,975 lbs
WEIGHT LOADED :
 33,500 lbs
WEIGHT MAX :
 35,000 lbs
POWER PLANT :
 Two 1,700 hp Wright R-2600-9 Double Cyclone 14-cylinder Two-Row
 
 Radials
ARMAMENT :
 2 x .50cal Fixed Machine Guns in Nose (400 rpg)
 
 1 x 75mm M-4 Cannon in Lower Left of Nose (21 rounds)
 
 2 x .50cal Machine Gun in Top Turret Position
 
 2 x .50cal Machine Gun in Lower Turret
BOMB LOAD :
 3,600 lbs
CREW :
 5: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier, Navigator/Radio Operator,
 
 & Tail Gunner
   
PERFORMANCE
LANDING SPEED :
 105 mph
CRUISING SPEED :
 248 mph
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 281 mph @ 15,000 ft
CLIMB RATE :
 15,000 ft. in 16.5 min
RANGE :
 1,560 mi w/ 3000 lbs bomb load, 2,450 mi Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 24,300 ft
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Gunston, Bill. The Illustrated Directory of Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New York: Prentice Hall Press. 1988. ISBN 0-13-450454-2.

McDowell, Ernest R. B-25 Mitchell In Action. Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc. 1978. ISBN 0-89747-033-8.

Gunston, Bill. JANE'S Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New Jersey: Crescent Books, 1992. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

  
 
     
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