Author: Alan C. Carey Publisher: Schiffer Publishing ISBN: 9780764315015 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 112
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A forceful study of an elite group of men chosen to form the U. S. Marines' only medium bomber group during WWII. Verterans recall their service flying combat missions against enemy garrisons on Bougainville and New Ireland, and later in the dramatic rocket and ground-strafing attacks in the Philippines. Detailed list of individual squadron aircraft and personnel losses, and all known PBJs assigned to units overseas.
Author: David Doyle Publisher: MMD-Squadron Signal ISBN: 9780897476256 Category : Mitchell (Bomber) Languages : en Pages : 0
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The North American B-25 Mitchell was one of the premier US warplanes of WWII. It gained immortality early in the US involvement in the war when a small group of B-25Bs under Lt Col. Jimmy Doolittle took off from the deck of the USS Hornet and executed a surprise attack on military targets on the Japanese island of Honshu. Subsequently, Mitchells saw service in every theater of war, doing duty as tactical bombers, coastal patrol aircraft, photo-reconnaissance and photo-mapping planes, and, when fitted with additional guns and rockets, superb ground- and shipping-attack platforms. The US supplied B-25s to the British Royal Air Force and to the Soviet Union, which flew them against the Nazis on the Eastern Front. The career of the Mitchell is covered from the experimental NA-40 prototype to the final production B-25J model. US Marine Corps PBJ versions are also chronicled. Eight all-new pages of photos and information fill out this latest edition.
Author: Jerry Scutts Publisher: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 9781841765815 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Flown exclusively by the US Marines, the PBJ was one of those rare examples of an air force type being procured by the navy due to its ability to do exactly the job that was required of it. Bought as a land-based patrol bomber for operations in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II (1939-1945), the PBJ (Patrol, Bomber, North American) was kitted out to hunt down submarines as well as surface vessels. Identical to its air force counterpart, except for its ability to lay mines, deploy depth charges and launch torpedoes, some 706 PBJs were delivered to the Marine Corps from 1943-45. This book outlines the aircraft's history and technology, and takes a closer look at the men who flew it.
Author: Mantelli - Brown - Kittel - Graf Publisher: Edizioni R.E.I. ISBN: 2372971999 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 58
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The North American B-25 Mitchell was a twin-engine medium bomber manufactured by North American and dall'USAAF mainly used during the Second World War. The B 25 Mitchell formed together with the North American Douglas A 20 Havoc and the Martin B 26 Marauder, the backbone of the operating units of supportive 'USAAF during the second world war. The Mitchell, in particular, proved a versatile aircraft that immediately attracted the popularity. Although he had no heavy offensive load, its armament with a piece of heavy artillery, good for both offensive and defensive purposes, was particularly feared by German pilots, Italian and Japanese. It was the plane with which Jimmy Doolittle performed his famous bombing raid on Tokyo to give a strong signal to Japan in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was quite a feat because the planes took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet: was unthinkable starting with a plane of that size from a runway so short. Were built a total of about 10,000 specimens, including versions PBJ-1 patrol ships and F-10 for reconnaissance. Was used in all theaters of operation and was used by several countries, including Britain (which received more than 900), Australia, China, the Netherlands, and the Soviet Union. It is considered as one of the best medium bombers of the conflict. The nickname "Mitchell" is in honor of General Billy Mitchell, one of the first major supporters of the use of air power for military purposes.
Author: Edward M. Young Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472820363 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 97
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The operations of the B-25 Mitchell, the only American medium bomber to operate in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of World War 2.
Author: Steve Pace Publisher: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 9781841762845 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Osprey's study of the role played by the B-25 Mitchell bombers in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II (1939-1945). From November 1942 through to May 1945, the backbone of the USAAF's medium bomber force was provided by the clutch of bomb groups equipped with the B-25 Mitchell. First seeing action in North Africa in the wake of Operation Torch, and in the Battle of El Alamein, the 'bombing twin' proved to be one of the most successful allied combat types in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations (MTO). The first of four volumes planned for the Combat Aircraft series on the Mitchell, this title includes first-hand accounts, 30 colour profiles and more than 100 colour and black and white photographs of the B-25 in the MTO.
Author: William Wolf Publisher: Schiffer Publishing ISBN: 9780764329302 Category : Mitchell (Bomber) Languages : en Pages : 477
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William Wolf presents a comprehensive, meticulously researched volume describing the celebrated World War II B-25 Mitchell. The reader is given an inclusive description and appraisal of the bomber's development, testing, manufacture; and then every aspect of the aircraft, its equipment, and crew is described and illustrated in comprehensive detail. Since the Mitchell was renowned for its combat versatility its armament and ordnance are described and depicted at length. This book is truly the "Ultimate Look" at the B-25 and a must for the World War II aviation enthusiast, historian, and modeler.
Author: Alan C. Carey
Author: David Doyle
Author: Jerry Scutts
Author: Mantelli - Brown - Kittel - Graf
Author: David Doyle
Author: Edward M. Young
Author: Steve Pace
Author: William Wolf
Author: William Wolf
Author: Roxanne M. Kaufman