The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell...
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There are more than one hundred surviving North American B-25 Mitchells scattered over the world, mainly in the United States. Most of them are on static...
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Army Air Corps. Although unsuccessful, it led directly to the North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber. The Air Corps issued a circular (number 38-385)...
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the Tallmantz Aviation organization to obtain sufficient North American B-25 Mitchell (B-25) bomber aircraft to recreate a Mediterranean wartime base...
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North American Aviation's highly successful B-25 Mitchell, but as it evolved it became a completely new design, much more reminiscent of the Martin B-26...
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design, the North American B-25 Mitchell, is named. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is also named after Mitchell. Born in...
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P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, the XB-70 bomber, the B-1 Lancer, the Apollo command...
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also used on Medium Tank M7. The M4 variant was fitted on some North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber aircraft. The 75 mm tank gun has its origins in...
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B-18, the B-23 was not comparable to newer medium bombers like the North American B-25 Mitchell and Martin B-26 Marauder. For this reason, the 38 B-23s...
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1967 Lake Erie skydiving disaster (category Use American English from July 2023)
from Huron, Ohio, United States, after jumping from a civilian North American B-25 Mitchell. Sixteen drowned. The plane's pilot, unable to see the surface...
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of the North American B-25 Mitchell. Nevertheless, the 19th Bombardment Squadron of the 22nd BG continued to fly missions in the B-26. The B-26 flew...
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers, North American B-25 Mitchell and Marin B-26 Marauder...
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arranged by sailing into the wind. Even aircraft as large as the North American B-25 Mitchell were launched in this manner. This was possible because the ship's...
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Catch-22 (miniseries) (category 2010s American drama television miniseries)
miniseries: two North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport, and a Junkers Ju 52 transport. B-25J Mitchell – 44-30423...
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guns. Another aircraft that was important in that role was the North American B-25 Mitchell. It was used for low-altitude strafing runs in the Pacific War...
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or M.A.F. as it was dubbed. Grauman's wartime experience as a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber pilot helped create an authentic aviation epic. The film...
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fire # 10 Tanker #271 civil ident C-GOGE). July 22, 1960: a North American B-25 Mitchell, N3446G SN 44-31466, operating as Tanker 66, impacted the earth...
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Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik Ilyushin Il-4 Ilyushin Il-10 Shturmovik North American B-25 Mitchell (862 supplied from the United States) Petlyakov Pe-2 Petlyakov...
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audacious of all—Doolittle's Tokyo raid. On April 18, 1942, 16 North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers taking off from the Hornet bombed the armament...
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the Royal Canadian Air Force. Its early inventory included two B-25 Mitchells, two B-26 Invaders, (one piloted by Polish World War II ace Jan Zumbach...
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bombers such as the North American B-25 Mitchell, B-17, Consolidated B-24 Liberator. In 1971, they bought one of the two airworthy Boeing B-29 Superfortresses...
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Kindelberger approached Self to sell a new medium bomber, the North American B-25 Mitchell. Instead, Self asked if NAA could manufacture P-40s under license...
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Transport North American A-36 Invader/Apache - Dive bomber/attack aircraft North American B-25 Mitchell - Medium bomber North American XB-28 - Prototype...
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Empire of the Sun (film) (category Use American English from March 2021)
his father's stories of his experience as a radio operator on North American B-25 Mitchell bombers in the China-Burma Theater. Spielberg hired Menno Meyjes...
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and era Heinkel He 111 IAR 79 Martin B-26 Marauder Mitsubishi G4M Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu North American B-25 Mitchell PZL.37 Łoś Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Tupolev...
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as a medium bomber for the US. The North American B-25 Mitchell could carry up to 2,722 kg (6,000 lb), the Martin B-26 Marauder up to 1,814 kg (4,000 lb)...
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Lawrence E. Roberts (category African-American aviators)
1944. Roberts flew Piper Cubs, North American B-25 Mitchell bombers, Douglas C-54 Skymaster transports and North American F-86 Sabre fighter jets. Roberts...
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redesigns) led to the Douglas A-20 Havoc, Martin A-22 Maryland and North American B-25 Mitchell. The X-100, designated XA-21 following purchase by the Army Air...
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Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone (category Use American English from April 2019)
Cyclone went on to power several important American World War II aircraft, including the A-20 Havoc, B-25 Mitchell, TBF Avenger, SB2C Helldiver, and the PBM...
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Assen Jordanoff (category American aerospace engineers)
P-38 Lightning, the North American B-25 Mitchell, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, and...
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