'' B-25J Mitchell ''
The first B-25J flew in December 1943. A total of 4,390 was built at a new NAA plant in Kansas City, making the B-25J the most heavily produced of the Mitchells. 255 of these aircraft ended up in USMC hands as "PBJ-1Js", with the traditional confusing radar fits. Ten of these PBJ-1Js were modified with underbelly racks to carry a pair of huge 29 centimeter (11.5 inch) "Tiny Tim" unguided air to ground rockets.
The RAF acquired 375 B-25Js and gave them the designation of "Mitchell Mark III", though some records indicate 20 of them were passed back to the USAAF in the field. An unknown number of B-25Js were passed on to the Soviets as well, with a total of 870 Mitchells of all types supplied to the USSR.
A number of B-25Js were modified as test platforms for the "AN/APQ-7 Eagle Eye" radar, which was fitted as a "wing" under the waist gun positions. The Eagle Eye was a great improvement over earlier airborne radars, and it would prove very useful when fitted to the Boeing B-29 for raids on Japan.
Late in the war, a few B-25Js were fitted to carry "glide torpedoes", which were standard torpedoes fitted with glider wings to give a longer stand-off delivery range. The wings were blown off with explosive bolts before the torpedo hit the water. A few were experimentally dropped against vessels in Japanese waters very shortly before the end of the conflict.
Drie uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- 42-36192, JAUNTY JO, 489th Bomber Squadron, November 1944
- 43-36176, MISS B HAVIN, 489th Bomber Squadron, February 1945
- 43-27900, BOTTOMS-UP II, 486th Bomber Squadron, March 1944.
Ook in onze winkel; te koop decal sheet 72-003 van Flevo Aviation hiermee kan men deze B-25J Mitchell ombouwen in ML/KNIL uitvoering zoals ze van 1942 tot 1947 in Nederlands-Indié en Australié dienst hebben gedaan
Uitvoeringen: 4
- B-25J ,N5-230 ,ML/KNIL Nederlands-Indié 1942/1947.
- B-25J ,N5-237 ,ML/KNIL Nederlands-Indié 1942-1947.
- B-25J ,N5-245 ''Lienke'' ,ML/KNIL Nederlands-Indié 1942-1947.
- B-25J ,N5-266, ML/KNIL ,Nederlands-Indié 1942-1947.
Aantal onderdelen: 132.
Afmeting:
- Lengte 242 mm
- spanwijdte 286 mm
Features:
- Recessed panel lines give authentic look.
- Clear plastic pieces are included for canopy and nose and top gun turrets.
- Detailed inner fuselage includes 1000 lb. bombs, magazines and bombardier's seat.
- Cockpit details include instrument panel, pilot and co-pilot seats and control levers.
- Nose details include .50-caliber machine guns, .50-caliber flexible gun, magazines, bomb sight and bombardier's seat.
- Realistic .50-caliber top, tail and waist guns.
- ADF antenna.
- Detailed engines and landing gear.
- Pictorial instructions.
