#b 25j

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B-25J Mitchell

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What do you get when you load 8 x .50 cal in the nose, 4 on the cheeks, and 2 up top? A heavily specialized B-25J "Staffing" specialist. That's btw a whopping 14 x .50 cal machine guns throwing 215+ lb of lead per second! No wonder these low-flying B-25s became the terror of Japanese shipping in the Pacific. Some later models even hit 18 guns 😬

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B-25J 2nd Squadron

During 1942 and 1943 No 2 Squadron flew bombing, ground-attack, anti-shipping, and reconnaissance missions over the Japanese-occupied Netherlands East Indies. As a result of these operations the squadron was awarded the US Presidential Unit Citation in July 1943 for “outstanding performance of duty in action”. Having begun to train with Beaufort aircraft, in May 1944 the squadron converted to B 25 Mitchell bombers, which remained in service for the rest of the war. The squadron disbanded in May 1946.

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26 June 1945. Delivery of the B-25J-30-NC SN 44-86758 now flying as "Devil Dog".

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B-25D-30 in Alaska.

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"Maid in the Shade," B-25J Mitchell Bomber

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"Maid in the Shade," B-25J Mitchell Bomber

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B-25J-35-NC SN 45-8835 now flying as "Betty's Dream"

"Betty's Dream" honors the 345th Bomb Group, the legendary "Air Apaches." This unit performed the vital task of escorting the Japanese surrender delegation to Ie Shima in August 1945, providing the final aerial guard for the end of the Pacific War.

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