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 across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built. [1] . It was the most-produced American medium bomber and the third most-produced American bomber overall.

The B-25J is the most recognizable of all B-25 models. This is mainly due to the amazing efficiency of the Fairfax bomber plant. At the peak of production, 10 B-25J-NC bombers were being produced every day!

Best known as the bomber used by Jimmy Doolittle for his raid against Tokyo, Japan on April 18, 1942, the North American B-25 Mitchell became the backbone of the U.S. Army Air Force medium bomber campaigns during WWII.

B-25Js were by far the largest production run of the Mitchell bomber with more than 4,300 copies delivered before the war ended and production lines of the B-25 were shut down for good. Other aircraft were larger, faster, "prettier" and produced in greater quantities.

North American B-25J Mitchell The B-25 Mitchell medium bomber launched into history just four short months after Pearl Harbor when James Doolittle, then a USAAF Lt Col, led a one-way raid with 16 B-25’s from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS …

B-25J Mitchell Maid in the Shade. Wartime Mission: The B-25J Mitchell was named after General Billy Mitchell, a famous Army Air Corps general of the 1920s and 1930s. It proved to be one of the best weapons and was possibly the most versatile aircraft of WWII.

The museum’s B-25J Mitchell flew in both the Army Air Forces and the civilian market. It is painted in the markings of the airplane flown by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle on the raid...

The B-25 Mitchell bomber soldiered in every theater of war and gained fame in April 1942 in the daring Doolittle Raid on Tokyo.

The B-25 medium bomber was one of America’s most famous airplanes of WWII. It was the type used by General Doolittle for the “Tokyo Raid” on 18 April 1942. Subsequently, it saw duty in every combat area being flown by the Dutch, British, Chinese, Russians, and Australians, in addition to our own U.S. forces.

The B-25J is an improvement of the H version with an overhauled nose, alternate armament and restored co-pilot’s seat with dual flight controls. With the addition of what was known as a strafer nose, many of the B-25J aircraft were used in strafing missions—low-level ground attacks.