eBay: North American B-25 Mitchell

[Snautzer01]

US Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell Bomber 75mm Anti Tank Gun Photo "4 x 6" inch T | eBay

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[fubar57]

More anti-shipping than anti-tanking

 

[Snautzer01]

Org. Nose Art Photo: Line of B-25 Attack Bombers w/ Sharks Mouths; OKINAWA 1945! | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

Org. Nose Art Photo: B-25 Attack Bomber w/ Sharks Mouth on Tarmac; OKINAWA 1945 | eBay

 

[Wurger]

Sharks mouth ... the seller has never seen the kind of jaws. I would say the corocodile ones.

 

[CATCH 22]

Sharks mouth ... the seller has never seen the kind of jaws. I would say the corocodile ones.

In fact these are solid nose (8-guns) "Green Dragons" - 405-th BS./38-th BG./5-th AF.

 

[Wurger]

But for sure, not the shark mouth.

 

[Sid327]

Did this type of B-25 (with the 8 gun fit in the nose)

also keep the two twin gun pods on the ''cheeks'' ?

 

[fubar57]

Did this type of B-25 (with the 8 gun fit in the nose)

also keep the two twin gun pods on the ''cheeks'' ?

I've seen way more photos of the aircraft without the pods but some did keep them

 

[Snautzer01]

WW2 Picture Photo 1944 PBJ-1 Mitchell hit in engine by anti-aircraft fire 2409 | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

WWII-era United States Black & White Original Photograph B-25-D Mitchell Bomber | eBay

North American B-25D-5 Mitchell

 

[CATCH 22]

Did this type of B-25 (with the 8 gun fit in the nose)

also keep the two twin gun pods on the ''cheeks'' ?

B-25Js with the 8-gun nose have been delivered as a standard with the blister guns (from the factory in Kansas City):

Some of them kept the blister guns in action too:

Don't forget that the 8-gun nose has been manufactured as a kit: more kits have been delivered to the war theatres to be installed "in field" compared to B-25J's manufactured with this nose in the factory. Some of the older models that received the 8-gun nose had their blister guns already removed, before the modification has been done.
One of the so modified older planes was for example "Dirty Dora"II:

I think the most interesting transformations were B-25C modified to B-25G-12 and finally modified with the 8-gun nose - check the web for some stories. Phil Marchese is one of the few, who has very good descriptions and data about these modified "Mitchells" - check here.

 

[Wurger]

 

[CATCH 22]

P.S. There are not too many photos of Marine PBJ-1Js with solid noses, but if you check some of them carefully you'll see the blister guns are there (factory installed):

All shown photos are from this album.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Dash119]

 

[Snautzer01]

American bomber B-25 Mitchell before departure from War Photo 4x6 inch M | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[CATCH 22]

American bomber B-25 Mitchell before departure from War Photo 4x6 inch M | eBay

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The full description to the above photo on ebay is:
"American bomber B-25 Mitchell before departure from the East coast of the United States."
The airplane on the photo is a B-25A - one can see the tail gunner's windows, the double waist widows, the single exhaust pipe and some other details characteristic for the early "Mitchells". The full s/n of this particular a/c should be 40-2200.
The tail gunner's position on B-25 and B-25A has always amazed me:

The rear clamshell window will open when the gun is in use.