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The B-25 medium bomber was one the most famous airplanes of World War II. It was the type used by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle for the famous Doolittle Raid over Japan on 18 April 1942. The first B-25 test aircraft flew on 19 August 1940, and the first production Mitchell was delivered to the 17th Bombardment Group in February 1941. A total of 9,816 ...
Marine Bombing Squadron 433 (VMB-433) was a United States Marine Corps medium bomber squadron during World War II. Nicknamed the "Fork-tailed Devils", the squadron flew PBJ medium bombers which were the naval version of the B-25 Mitchell. The squadron participated in combat operations in the Pacific Theater and was quickly deactivated after the ...
Four Dutch squadrons were formed in Australia. The first of these, No. 18 (NEI) Squadron RAAF, was formed in April 1942 as a medium bomber squadron equipped with B-25 Mitchell aircraft. The second joint Australian-NEI squadron, No. 119 (NEI) Squadron RAAF, was also to be a medium bomber squadron.
Tokyo Sleeper, an original 405th BS B-25C, at Durand Airfield B-25 engaged in "mast head" bombing in New Guinea. The two B-25 squadrons of the 38th BG picked up 37 new B-25C and B-25D aircraft [n 3] at McClellan Field, California, on 28 July 1942, flew them to Hamilton Field, and began movement to Hawaii in early August. These were the first B ...
The squadron's aircraft were painted with Dutch flags, instead of RAAF markings. [3] [4] [5] No. 18 (NEI) Squadron received its first five B-25 Mitchell medium bombers in April 1942. These aircraft were used for both training and anti-submarine patrols.
No. 180 Squadron RAF; Active: 11 September 1942 – 31 March 1946: Country: United Kingdom ... North American B-25 Mitchell: II Dec 1944: Sep 1945: North American B ...
910th Air Refueling Squadron: 1 September 1963 – 2 October 1966; 4007th Combat Crew Training Squadron: 2 July 1968 – 31 December 1971; 4111th Bombardment Squadron: 2 July 1968 – 2 July 1969; Maintenance Squadrons. 16th Munitions Maintenance Squadron: 1 July 1960 – 1 September 1963
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, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. [2] Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II , and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating ...