North American B-25B Mitchell

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The North American B-25B Mitchell is a twin‑engine medium bomber used by the United States during World War II, most famously in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II bomber
medium bomber
military aircraft
twin‑engine aircraft
aircraftCategory combat aircraft
aircraftConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane
aircraftFamily North American B-25 Mitchell
armamentType bombs
machine guns
associatedPerson James H. Doolittle
bombLoad conventional bombs
constructionMaterial aluminum alloy
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 5
6
designedFor daylight bombing
engineType piston engine
enteredService 1941
era 1940s
firstFlight 1941
fuselageType all‑metal construction
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
launchPlatform aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8)
linked to: USS Hornet (CV-8)
manufacturer North American Aviation
nationality American
notableEvent first U.S. air raid on Japanese home islands
notableUse Doolittle Raid
numberOfEngines 2
operator 16th Bomb Squadron (Provisional)
powerplant Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone radial engine
primaryUser United States Army Air Forces
propellerConfiguration twin‑propeller
propulsion twin‑engine propeller‑driven
raidDate 18 April 1942
role medium bomber
serviceBranch United States Army Air Forces
tailConfiguration twin‑tail design
takeoffType carrier deck launch
usedBy Allied forces
United States Army Air Forces
usedFor level bombing
low‑level attack
maritime strike
usedInConflict World War II
usedInTheater China-Burma-India Theater
Mediterranean Theater
Pacific Theater
linked to: Pacific War
variantOf North American B-25 Mitchell

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Doolittle Raid aircraftUsed North American B-25B Mitchell
Seventh Air Force equipment B-25 Mitchell
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Tokyo Raid aircraftTypeUsed North American B-25 Mitchell
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Tokyo Raid aircraftTypeUsed B-25B Mitchell bomber
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo featuresAircraft North American B-25 Mitchell
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North American B-25B Mitchell aircraftFamily North American B-25 Mitchell
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North American B-25B Mitchell variantOf North American B-25 Mitchell
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14th Air Force notableAircraft North American B-25 Mitchell
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CV-8 aircraftLaunchedInDoolittleRaid B-25 Mitchell bombers
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Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum hasNotableAircraft North American B-25 Mitchell
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North American Aviation notableProduct North American B-25 Mitchell
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North American Aviation designed B-25 Mitchell bomber
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Far Eastern Air Forces aircraftTypeUsed B-25 Mitchell
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Deke Slayton previouslyFlewAircraftType B-25 Mitchell
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Tuskegee Airmen aircraftUsed B-25 Mitchell
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Douglas B-18 Bolo supersededBy North American B-25 Mitchell
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4th Special Operations Squadron aircraftOperated North American B-25 Mitchell
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8th Special Operations Squadron notableAircraftPreviouslyOperated B-25 Mitchell
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Battle of the Bismarck Sea aircraftUsedAllied B-25 Mitchell bombers
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Tokyo air raids aircraftUsed B-25 Mitchell
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Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone usedInAircraft North American B-25 Mitchell
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16th Bomb Squadron (Provisional) aircraftUsed North American B-25B Mitchell