IT2650 B-25 Mitchell WO 2

Improved version of the B-25B: powerplants upgraded from Wright R-2600-9 radials to R-2600-13s; de-icing and anti-icing equipment added; the navigator received a sighting blister; nose armament was increased to two .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, one fixed and one flexible. The B-25C model was the first mass-produced B-25 version; it was also used in the United Kingdom (as the Mitchell II), in Canada, China, the Netherlands, and the Soviet Union. First mass-produced B-25 model. (Number made: 1,625.)

Identical to the B-25C, the only difference was that the B-25D was made in Kansas City, Kansas, whereas the B-25C was made in Inglewood, California. First flew on 3 January 1942. (Number made: 2,290.)

Vijf uitvoeringen mogelijk;

• B-25D, USAAF, 17th RS (Bomb), 71st TRG Linsayen (Philippines) May 1945.

• B-25D, USAAF, 500th BS, 345 BG, New Guinea, May 1944.

• B-25C, USAAF, 488th BS, 340th BG, Sicily 1943.

• Michell II, RAF, nr.180 Squadron, Foulsham (UK), July 1943.

• B-25C, Royal Dutch Air Force (Klu), 18th Squadron, Batchelor (Australia), 1942. 

• B-25C, USAAF, 488th BS, 340th BG, Sicily 1943.

• Michell II, RAF, nr.180 Squadron, Foulsham (UK), July 1943.

• B-25C, Royal Dutch Air Force (Klu), 18th Squadron, Batchelor (Australia), 1942

afmeting; 340mm