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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American | |
| Base model: | B-25 | |
| Designation: | B-25 | |
| Version: | J | |
| Nickname: | Mitchell | |
| Equivalent to: | PBJ-1J | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 52'11" | 16.1 m | |
| Height: | 16' 4" | 4.9 m | |
| Wingspan: | 67' 7" | 20.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 610.0 sq ft | 56.6 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 19,480 lb | 8,834 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 35,000 lb | 15,873 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-2600-92 Cyclone | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1700 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,350 miles | 2,173 km | |
| Max Speed: | 272 mph | 438 km/h | 236 kt |
| Ceiling: | 24,200 ft | 7,375 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum | Mount Hope | Ontario |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| Cavanaugh Flight Museum | Addison | Texas |
| Confederate Air Force (Southern Minnesota Wing) | South St. Paul | Minnesota |
| Grand Forks AFB | Grand Forks AFB | North Dakota |
| Grissom Air Park - Heritage Museum Foundation | Grissom AFB | Indiana |
| Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| March Field Air Museum | Riverside | California |
| Maxwell AFB Air Park | Maxwell AFB | Alabama |
| Mid-Atlantic Air Museum | Reading | Pennsylvania |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| Planes of Fame Air Museum | Eden Prairie | Minnesota |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
| USAF Armament Museum | Eglin AFB | Florida |
| USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park | Mobile | Alabama |
B-25 J on display
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum | Castle Air Museum | Cavanaugh Flight Museum | ||
Grissom Air Park - Heritage Museum Foundation | Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum | March Field Museum | Maxwell AFB Air Park | |
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum | Museum of Aviation | Pima Air & Space Museum | The Air Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Michael Regan Nekoosa, WI | In 2000-2001 while I was an OverTheRoad semi driver I recall seeing a B-25 of unknown model mounted on a pedastal at the Municipal/Regional Airport at Dodge City, Kansas. I do not know any particulars on this old warbird or if it still guards the airfield there. Just passed on for info. MRegan 4/29/08 04/29/2008 @ 12:17 [ref: 20747] |
| Meinert Maximilien Fougerolles, OTH | Good morning, we are francais, excuse us for our English. We are of big fan of b-25 mitchell and they would like to know if it etait possible to buy one of these planes to repair it and so make it steal. it is children's dream which could finally come true.If you have the slightest information on this subject, we would be you liking to announce it us. It is more than year since we search, but we have wipe 2 refuts, them prefers scrapping the plane rather than to sell it to us.The state matters not much, we have a mechanic in our service. And if you had detailed plans, they also take. Thank you in advance for your help, they would really be proud to do again steal one of its marvels of American aviation.And if you want it, you can sponsor the reconstruction of the apparatus, for a donation, and we shall implement everything to find a means to thank you (name on cockle, dispatch of photographs, videos, etc). Thank you in advance. Here is address where to send information:Obiwan70220@hotmail.fr MEINERT Maximilien 12/20/2007 @ 00:22 [ref: 18978] |
| Heith Brewer , AZ | I am looking for any information I can find about the B-25 named Stinky Joe that was piloted around 1944-1945 by Ernest Perkins
please email me if you have any information heith.brewer@cingular.com 11/11/2007 @ 20:36 [ref: 18507] |
| Suzanne Greenlee Savannah, GA | In July of 1945 my uncle, Major James M. Burnham, transferred from the 417th group "L" to the 309th bomb wing. His commanding officer was a Colonel Sanders. My mother said Uncle Jimmy was the operations officer for the 309th and he had to check out a B-25 that they were having problems with because the pilot that was supposed to take the plane up kept ducking out on his duty to take up this plane to check it out. The date he took the plane up was September 6th 1945 one week after the war with Japan was declared over. The plane he took up was a B-25J and the serial number of the plane we think was either O-514488 or O-415488, not really sure if the numbers are correct. His flight plan said he went out toward the Leyte Gulf/Luzon area and was never heard from, no SOS or any distress signal nor did they find any signs of wreckage from his plane. All we know is he has a marker in a memorial garden in the Philippians for being an MIA. His plane does not show up on any records of B-25's built for the war. My brother says he has seen published on the internet a web page with a listing of all of the planes built for the war and who the crew members were that flew them and what happened to them. Uncle Jimmy does not show up on any of this information. 09/19/2007 @ 16:26 [ref: 17966] |
| ken rigby camp shelby, ms, MS | to mr webber, i grew up around the forrest county area of mississippi and traveled all around the petal area where you have seen/heard about the b-25 sitting. i too saw the old bird there for years along with a dc-3 and a navy folding wing jet (do not know the designator). i understand the old man died several years ago and all the aircraft have been disposed of except the dc-3. the dc-3 sits as it has for the past 40yrs years; in the yard under the southern pines trees awaiting someone to rescue her. 03/19/2007 @ 10:53 [ref: 15951] |
| Bill Adams Mount Hope, WV | Looking at my Dad's flight log,regarding the entry of the B-25J into combat in the Pacific (Dad flew a modified B-25G), the 38th Bomardment Group (Medium) of the 5th AAF (member of the "Sunsetters") starting getting the 25J in August, 1944 in New Guinea. It was quickly modified for strafing with solid nose kits "from the States." (But that's what the 38th did, it was largely a "strafing" unit. And with anywhere from 12-16 forward firing .50 cal.'s, it was impressive). Just some history on the B-25J. 02/22/2007 @ 21:42 [ref: 15630] |
| Julia Arthur Parnell Cedar Ridge, CA | Does anyone out there know of crew members from B-25J piloted by my dad, James Louis Arthur, in the Philippines? I would like very much to have contact with these gentlemen. Thank you in advance, Julia 12/12/2006 @ 08:29 [ref: 14979] |
| Jim , FL | There is an excellent squadron history of 4 marine B25 bomber squadrons in the pacific.
It is Leatherneck Squadrons in the Phillipines. Schiffen Books 11/20/2006 @ 06:19 [ref: 14788] |
| r-boivin alma, QC | le b-25 m'intéresse beaucoup.je le trouve merveilleux ainsi que le superbe site.Les photos sont magnifiques,superbement bien détaillé.Hourra pour cesite et pour les gens qui perpétus la légende de ce mistique avion. 09/25/2006 @ 01:55 [ref: 14282] |
| Rich Lohrmann Elmore, AL | Some time back there was a group of B-25 enthusists out of Prattville Alabama that were looking to bring a B-25 to the airport there. Fly out of there I suppose. Are any of you still out there? Are you still interested in the project? If so, let me know and we can talk about it. Or better still we can meet and talk about it................I HAVE PICTURES................. 08/29/2006 @ 08:50 [ref: 14020] |
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