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[[Image:B-52mitchell.jpg|150px|right|thumb|A B-25 Mitchell bomber approaches the runway April 17 at Randolph Air Force Base, [[Texas]]. The flight celebrated the 65th anniversary of the [[Doolittle raid]].]] | [[Image:B-52mitchell.jpg|150px|right|thumb|A B-25 Mitchell bomber approaches the runway April 17 at Randolph Air Force Base, [[Texas]]. The flight celebrated the 65th anniversary of the [[Doolittle raid]].]] | ||
| − | The '''B-25 Mitchell''' was an [[United States of America|American]] medium bomber used in both theaters in [[World War II]]. Named after General [[Billy Mitchell]], it is the only plane in the American [[military]] to be named after an individual. The plane was a highly devastating bomber and the design was also used to make photo recon planes. On July 28, 1945, a B-25 crashed into the [[Empire State Building]], killing 14 people. | + | The '''B-25 Mitchell''' was an [[United States of America|American]] medium bomber used in both theaters in [[World War II]]. Named after General [[Billy Mitchell]], it is the only plane in the American [[military]] to be named after an individual. The plane was a highly devastating bomber and the design was also used to make photo recon planes. Its most famous mission was the [[James Doolittle|Doolittle]] Raid of April 1942. |
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| + | On July 28, 1945, a B-25 crashed into the [[Empire State Building]], killing 14 people.[http://www.withthecommand.com/2002-Jan/NY-empireplane.html] | ||
==B-25 in Fiction== | ==B-25 in Fiction== | ||
Revision as of 00:24, February 20, 2009
A B-25 Mitchell bomber approaches the runway April 17 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The flight celebrated the 65th anniversary of the Doolittle raid.
The B-25 Mitchell was an American medium bomber used in both theaters in World War II. Named after General Billy Mitchell, it is the only plane in the American military to be named after an individual. The plane was a highly devastating bomber and the design was also used to make photo recon planes. Its most famous mission was the Doolittle Raid of April 1942.
On July 28, 1945, a B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building, killing 14 people.[1]
B-25 in Fiction
The B-25 figures prominantly in the novel Catch-22, by Joseph Heller.