B-25 Mitchell Beastly of WW II plane used by U.S. ,China and Soviet- Hello everyone you're watching the channel Military TV, today we'll show you a beastly bo-mber from World War II used by U.S., China and Soviet Union. On August 19th, 1940, the North American B-25 “Mitchell” performed its first flight. It would become the most versatile, widely used, and overall best medium-range bo-mber of World War II.
The B-25 took 8,500 design drawings and 195,000 man-hours to develop from its design to engineering phase. The effort paid off: around 10,000 of the planes would be produced and sent to allied powers all around the world.
Eventually the B-25 would become the most heavily armed plane in the world. Its eight forward-facing 50-caliber machine guns took part in legendary strafing runs which would pave the way for modern close air support.
Here are some of the highlights of the impressive B-25 “Mitchell”‘s storied career.
The B-25 came into service as a lower altitude, shorter-range alternative to the B-17.
The B-25’s “Mitchell” nickname came from US General Billy Mitchell, who was an outspoken advocate of military airpower since as early as 1906, just three years after the Wright Brother’s historic first flight.
The smaller B-25 was adopted by all branches of the US armed forces. Its short takeoff distance made it ideal for taking off from aircraft carriers.
The majority of B-25s in American service were used in the war against Japan in Asia and the Pacific. The Mitchell fought from the Northern Pacific to the South Pacific and the Far East. These areas included the campaigns in the Aleutian Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Britain, China, Burma and the island hopping campaign in the Central Pacific.
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