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

The final manufactured production model, and the most produced version, was the B-25J. This version brought back the original "green house" nose which housed the bombadier. North American Aviation also supplied a ground attack version which had the solid nose design, which housed eight .50 caliber machine guns.

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DATA
  
 
NORTH AMERICAN B-25J MITCHELL
(NA-108)
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION INC
FIRST FLIGHT :
 DECEMBER 1943
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1944
NUMBER BUILT :
 4,318
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 67 ft 7 in
LENGTH :
 53 ft 6 in
HEIGHT :
 16 ft 4 in
WING AREA :
 610 sq ft
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 19,490 lbs
WEIGHT LOADED :
 27,560 lbs
WEIGHT MAX :
 33,400 lbs
ARMAMENT :
 1 x .50cal Flexible Machine Gun in Nose
 
 2 x .50 cal Fixed Machine Guns in 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 Positions
 
 2 x .50 cal Machine Guns in Tail Turret
(OPTIONAL) 
 8 x .50 cal Machine Guns in Solid Nose Configuration
BOMB LOAD :
 3,600 lbs
POWER PLANT :
 Two 1,700 hp Wright R-2600-29
 
 Turbo-Suppercharged Double, Cyclone
 
 14-cylinder, Two-Row Radials
CREW :
 6: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier, Navigator/Radio
 
 Operator, Waist Gunner, & Tail Gunner
   
PERFORMANCE
LANDING SPEED :
 112 mph
CRUISING SPEED :
 242 mph
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 293 mph
CLIMB RATE :
 10,000 ft. in 6.3 min
RANGE :
 1,520 mi w/ 2,000 lb Bomb Load, 3,240 mi Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 24,500 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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