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B-25J
Mitchells
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| The -J was the
last B-25 production model manufactured
by North American Aviation (NAA).
Almost 4,400 B-25Js were built,
far more than any other model.
The B-25J was an improved B-25H
but looked like a cross between
a B-25C and a B-25H. The solid
nose was replaced by a 'greenhouse'
with one fixed and one flexible
.50-cal. machine gun. The bombardier
was returned to the crew bringing
the total to six men aboard.
B-25’s were used in every combat theater throughout the war. They were sold through Lend Lease to our allies, including many that went to the USSR. From the famous Doolittle Raid on Japan, to the end of hostilities, they proved themselves to be one of the most versatile, successful medium bombers of World War II.
(photo credit Tony Evans) |
| RIDE
WITH THE RAIDERS! |
|  Hold
on tight as over three
thousand horsepower pulls
you toward the heavens.
With a little imagination,
you can get a small sense
of what it must have been
like for the Raiders as
they departed Shangri-La!
Peer out the windows,
don’t worry, the
guns aren’t loaded.
You won’t be encountering
any flak on today’s
mission, and any fighters
you see will be friendly.
Use your imagination;
the ground below is enemy
territory. The bomber
you are riding in is not
bulletproof; it is made
out of aluminum! They
were propelled into the
history books, not by
gasoline, but by the courage
of their crewmembers!
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Here are a few of the aircraft of the CAF
Vultee BT-13A Valiant Basic Trainer
All pilots, whether they were destined
for fighters or bombers, had to go through the pilot
training process. One of the most important aircraft
for developing new pilot skills was the BT-13 Valiant,
sometimes known as the "Vibrator" ~ not
for what it did to you, but to the windows of buildings
when it flew by.
Harvard Mk IV
The most important advanced pilot
trainer of World War II was the AT-6 Texan. The
aircraft was so good and so popular, that it was
used by many different service branches and many
different countries. Our aircraft was one of those
licensed by Canadian Car and Foundry in Canada where
it was known as the "Harvard"
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