Global Aircraft -- B-25 Mitchell
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B-25 Mitchell Specifications
| Primary Function: |
Bomber |
| Contractor: |
North American |
| Crew: |
5 (pilot, bombadier, tail gunner, waist gunner, and turret operater), plus bombardier added in J version |
| Unit Cost: |
$96,000 |
| Powerplant |
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Two Wright R-2600-9 fourteen-cylinder radial engines rated at 1700 h.p. each |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
52 ft. 11 in. |
| Wingspan: |
67 ft 7 in |
| Height: |
15 ft. 9 in. |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
22,000 lb |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
28,460 lb |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
275 mph |
| Ceiling: |
25,000 ft |
| Range: |
1,200 miles |
| Armament |
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Ten .50 caliber machine guns and 3,000 lb of bombs |
| Service Life |
| First Flight: |
August 19, 1940 |
| End of Service: |
1958 |
| Number Built: |
[9,816 total] |
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B-25 Mitchell Achievements
- The B-25B took part in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo.
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