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This extremely versatile medium bomber was built by North American Aviation at their Kansas City, KS, plant. This aircraft is named in honor of Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell, who pioneered the concept of strategic aerial bombardment.
In April of 1942, Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, later Lt. General, led one of the most daring missions of the war flying the B-25. Only five months after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Lt. Col. Doolittle led 16 B-25 "Mitchell" bombers off the deck of the U. S. S. Hornet. The B-25s bombed Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagoya. Lt. Col. Doolittle's "Tokyo Raiders" were successful in their mission.
The B-25 also served with distinction in North Africa, Italy, Europe, and the South Pacific. After the war, our B-25J, serial number 44-31032, was modified to TB-25N pilot trainer status. Later surplused to a civilian operator in the late 1950s, our B-25J participated in the 1970 Paramount Pictures release, "Catch - 22". 44-31032 appeared in the film with the nose art of "Free, Fast and Ready".
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