North American B-25 Mitchell bad day

[johnbr]

For got one.

 

[Wurger]

Great.

 

[johnbr]

two photo's of a B-25G taken at the 13Th Air Depot Group On New Caledonia, February 1944. "The Green Hornet" with a modified 50 cal installation.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Thorlifter]

Great pics John

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots!

 

[johnbr]

The image on the right is a bit more unusual, as it shows an installation of two guns in a configuration that appears to have been experimental at NAA, but which didn't make it to production. While later models, including the B-25H, included twin-.50 caliber guns, they were set much farther apart and were fixed in place. These appear to be movable, and designed to both be fired by the bombardier. I have yet to come across any other images showing this configuration, so if any of you has further information on this particular installation

 

[johnbr]

B-25, VMB-612 Experimental Sqn, 1943

 

[Wurger]

 

[Capt. Vick]

The image on the right is a bit more unusual, as it shows an installation of two guns in a configuration that appears to have been experimental at NAA, but which didn't make it to production. While later models, including the B-25H, included twin-.50 caliber guns, they were set much farther apart and were fixed in place. These appear to be movable, and designed to both be fired by the bombardier. I have yet to come across any other images showing this configuration, so if any of you has further information on this particular installationView attachment 359455

Look in the MOCK-UP thread. There is a similar setup posted there.

 

[Milosh]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Wayne Little]

Great angle...

 

[johnbr]

 

[Wurger]

 

[johnbr]

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy, which carried the sixteen North American B-25 medium bombers aboard the carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. Here, a pair of alert escorts follow the USS Hornet to protect her lethal cargo of B-25 bombers. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

 

[johnbr]

 

[Wurger]

 

[johnbr]