'' B-25J Mitchell ''

The first B-25J flew in December 1943. A total of 4,390 was built at a new NAA plant in Kansas City, making the B-25J the most heavily produced of the Mitchells. 255 of these aircraft ended up in USMC hands as "PBJ-1Js", with the traditional confusing radar fits. Ten of these PBJ-1Js were modified with underbelly racks to carry a pair of huge 29 centimeter (11.5 inch) "Tiny Tim" unguided air to ground rockets.

The RAF acquired 375 B-25Js and gave them the designation of "Mitchell Mark III", though some records indicate 20 of them were passed back to the USAAF in the field. An unknown number of B-25Js were passed on to the Soviets as well, with a total of 870 Mitchells of all types supplied to the USSR.

A number of B-25Js were modified as test platforms for the "AN/APQ-7 Eagle Eye" radar, which was fitted as a "wing" under the waist gun positions. The Eagle Eye was a great improvement over earlier airborne radars, and it would prove very useful when fitted to the Boeing B-29 for raids on Japan.

Late in the war, a few B-25Js were fitted to carry "glide torpedoes", which were standard torpedoes fitted with glider wings to give a longer stand-off delivery range. The wings were blown off with explosive bolts before the torpedo hit the water. A few were experimentally dropped against vessels in Japanese waters very shortly before the end of the conflict.

Drie uitvoeringen mogelijk;

42-36192, JAUNTY JO, 489th Bomber Squadron, November 1944
43-36176, MISS B HAVIN, 489th Bomber Squadron, February 1945
43-27900, BOTTOMS-UP II, 486th Bomber Squadron, March 1944.

Ook in onze winkel; te koop decal sheet 72-003 van Flevo Aviation hiermee kan men deze B-25J Mitchell ombouwen in ML/KNIL uitvoering zoals ze van 1942 tot 1947 in Nederlands-Indié en Australié dienst hebben gedaan

Uitvoeringen: 4

B-25J ,N5-230 ,ML/KNIL Nederlands-Indié 1942/1947.
B-25J ,N5-237 ,ML/KNIL Nederlands-Indié 1942-1947.
B-25J ,N5-245 ''Lienke'' ,ML/KNIL Nederlands-Indié 1942-1947.
B-25J ,N5-266, ML/KNIL ,Nederlands-Indié 1942-1947.

Aantal onderdelen: 132.
Afmeting:

Lengte 242 mm
spanwijdte 286 mm

Features:

Recessed panel lines give authentic look.
Clear plastic pieces are included for canopy and nose and top gun turrets.
Detailed inner fuselage includes 1000 lb. bombs, magazines and bombardier's seat.
Cockpit details include instrument panel, pilot and co-pilot seats and control levers.
Nose details include .50-caliber machine guns, .50-caliber flexible gun, magazines, bomb sight and bombardier's seat.
Realistic .50-caliber top, tail and waist guns.
ADF antenna.
Detailed engines and landing gear.
Pictorial instructions.