RAF Mitchell II and III pictures

[Neilly105]

Hi All,

Starting research on a couple of future model projects. Both B-25 Mitchell builds in RAF service - 2nd TAF. Anyone got pictures of B-25 Mitchell II and III, preferably with D-Day markings. I'm also wondering about the upper surface green. It looks to me to be more grey/green than those B-25's in American service. What would be the Tamiya paint equivalent, for example?

Cheers,
Neil

 

[Airframes]

Mitchells in RAF service were finished in Olive Drab and Neutral Gray. The OD faded quite quickly though and it's probably best to mix your own to suit.
Areas where US markings may have been originally supplied, such as 'stars and bars' and tail numbers, were painted out in RAF Dark green
I have some B&W pics i purchased from IWM some years ago, but I seem to have misplaced them !
However, here are a couple from various publications, again from IWM, now in the public domain, and more can be found by searching for 'RAF Mitchell'
I also have a thread from a couple of years ago, in one of the GBs, where I used the old 1/48th scale Revell kit to make a Mitchell II of 98 Sqn, with the waist windows - something a little different from the 'standard' Mitchell II and III - and an 'in progress' pic, plus a pic of the actual aircraft, are shown below. Note where previos markings are painted over.
I do have a number of other pics of RAF Mitchells, but they're difficult to scan without damaging the spines of the books concerned.

 

[Wurger]

Yep..just use the Google for searching. Here is couple of shots I found using that..

the pic source: https://www.warplane.com/images/Aircraft/B2521.jpg

the pic source: RAF B-25J

the pic source: North American B-25 Mitchell RAF (c) Flight - Photo Prints - 1568903 from FlightGlobal

the pic source: Harold A. Skaarup, author of Shelldrake

the pic source: RAF B-25's?

the pic source: D-Day landings: Operation Overlord in numbers

 

[Neilly105]

Thanks Guys - some good pics to look at. The Mitchell II seems fairly well photographed but the III is a bit more elusive.

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: AMERICAN AIRCRAFT IN RAF SERVICE 1939-1945: NORTH AMERICAN NA-82 MITCHELL.

Also the second pic in my post above shows the Mitchell III

 

[Neilly105]

Thanks Wurger

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure.

And the next shot..

the pic source: Dywizjon 305 Polskie lotnictwo t Vehicle


Also you may find a couple of them in the footage. For instance : Mitchel II FW184 VO-D and Mitchel II EV-R



the same film you may find here: Australians flying in RAF 180 & 98 Mitchell Squadrons in England

 

[Wurger]

And one more shot of the Mitchell III ... HD372 VO-B "Grumpy", RAF no.98 Squadron...

the pic source: File:Mitchell nose art RAF 98 Squadron IWM CH 13734.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

 

[Airframes]

Note that the last pic above, showing 'Grumpy', is a Mitchell II. The tarpaulin aft of the cockpit is covering the astrodome.
Good, clear pics of Mitchel IIIs actually in squadron service are relatively scarce, compared to the Mk.II