North American TB-25 Mitchell (N5865V)

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1945? - Constructed as a B-25J-30-NC by North American at Kansas City, Kansas, USA.

Beautiful old Warbird.
My father had just qualified as a B-25 pilot and was in Virginia to ship out to the Pacific when the US dropped THE bombs on Japan.

Absolutely gorgeous shot Carson

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!! My favorite non-fighter from WWII. What a great shot!

Yes, wonderful photo! Well done!!

Wow! My favorite photo this week. I agree with Keith Brown, "What a great shot!"

North American TB-25 Mitchell (N5865V)

Ever since my childhood, I have viewed the North American B-25 Mitchell as one of the most attractive aircraft. I found the looks of the B-25B, the model employed by Lt Col Doolittle for his famous raid, to be especially pleasing. The B-25 first flew on Aug. 19, 1940, and the U.S. Army Air Corps accepted the first five B-25s in February 1941. By the end of the war, North American Aviation had built a total of 9,816 B-25s of all types at its California and Kansas plants, far fewer than the 18,000 Consolidated B-24 Liberators - the most manufactured aircraft of any type in WWII. That is excepting the Bf-109, which had 33,984 manufactured with 30,573 units made during WWII.

I've been for a ride in this one. I will never forget the experience. Thanks for sharing the photo.

I've been for a ride in this one. I will never forget the experience. Thanks for sharing the photo.

My dad was shot down in one of these April '43. Turned 18 on the train to Stalag 17.

Ditto what Neal Klapfor said...My father had just qualified as a B-25 pilot and was in Virginia to ship out to the Pacific when the US dropped THE bombs on Japan.
Dad went on for another 28 years in the MDANG. P-47, F-51H, F86's A-37. to name a few