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NORTH AMERICAN B-25H MITCHELL
1943
 
TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER/GROUND ATTACK
  
     
   
 
 
OVERVIEW
  
 

The B-25H model addressed the short comings of the B-25G. In the nose, the main 75mm M-4 cannon was replaced by a lighter 75mm T13E-1 cannon and two additional .50 caliber machine guns were added to the original two. Two .50 caliber machine gun blisters were added to either side of the cockpit. The upper turret was moved forward and the lower turret was deleted, instead two flexible .50 caliber machine guns, firing through a window on either side of the aircraft was added. Also a tail gunner position was added with a seated gunner operating a pair of .50 caliber machine guns housed in a powered turret. The added fire power brought the total number of guns to 14 .50 caliber guns, 10 of which could be trained forward for a straffing run along with the 75mm cannon.

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DATA
  
 
NORTH AMERICAN B-25H MITCHELL
(NA-98)
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER/GROUND ATTACK
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION INC
FIRST FLIGHT :
 JULY 1943
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1943
NUMBER BUILT :
 1,000
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 67 ft 7 in(20.6 m)
LENGTH :
 54 ft 1 in
HEIGHT :
 14 ft 10 in ( m)
WING AREA :
 610 sq ft
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 19,975lbs
WEIGHT LOADED :
 33,500 lbs
WEIGHT MAX :
 36,047 lbs
ARMAMENT :
 4 x .50 cal Fixed Machine Guns in Nose
 
 1 x 75mm T13E-1 Cannon in Lower Left of Nose
 
 4 x .50 cal Machine Guns in Blisters (Two Either Side of Fuselage)
 
 2 x .50 cal Machine Guns in Top Turret
 
 2 x .50 cal Machine Guns in Waist Possitions
 
 2 x .50 cal Machine Guns in Tail Turret
BOMB LOAD :
 3,200 lbs
POWER PLANT :
 Two 1,700 hp Wright R-2600-13
 
 Turbo-Suppercharged Double, Cyclone
 
 14-cylinder, Two-Row Radials
CREW :
 5: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier/Navigator/Radio
 
 Operator, Waist Gunner, & Tail Gunner
   
PERFORMANCE
LANDING SPEED :
 105 mph
CRUISING SPEED :
 230 mph
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 275 mph @ 13,000 ft
CLIMB RATE :
 15,000 ft. in 16.5 min
RANGE :
 1,350 mi w/ 3,000 lb Bomb Load
SERVICE CEILING :
 24,800 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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