North American B-25B Mitchell

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World War II bomber medium bomber military aircraft twin‑engine aircraft

The North American B-25B Mitchell is a twin‑engine medium bomber used by the United States during World War II, most famously in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II bomber → medium bomber → military aircraft → twin‑engine aircraft →
aircraftCategory	combat aircraft →
aircraftConfiguration	mid‑wing monoplane →
aircraftFamily	North American B-25 Mitchell →
armamentType	bombs → machine guns →
associatedPerson	James H. Doolittle →
bombLoad	conventional bombs →
constructionMaterial	aluminum alloy →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	5 → 6 →
designedFor	daylight bombing →
engineType	piston engine →
enteredService	1941 →
era	1940s →
firstFlight	1941 →
fuselageType	all‑metal construction →
landingGear	retractable tricycle landing gear →
launchPlatform	aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) →
manufacturer	North American Aviation →
nationality	American →
notableEvent	first U.S. air raid on Japanese home islands →
notableUse	Doolittle Raid →
numberOfEngines	2 →
operator	16th Bomb Squadron (Provisional) →
powerplant	Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone radial engine →
primaryUser	United States Army Air Forces →
propellerConfiguration	twin‑propeller →
propulsion	twin‑engine propeller‑driven →
raidDate	18 April 1942 →
role	medium bomber →
serviceBranch	United States Army Air Forces →
tailConfiguration	twin‑tail design →
takeoffType	carrier deck launch →
usedBy	Allied forces → United States Army Air Forces →
usedFor	level bombing → low‑level attack → maritime strike →
usedInConflict	World War II →
usedInTheater	China-Burma-India Theater → Mediterranean Theater → Pacific Theater →
variantOf	North American B-25 Mitchell →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tokyo Raid ("North American B-25 Mitchell") → Tokyo Raid ("B-25B Mitchell bomber") →	aircraftTypeUsed
North American B-25B Mitchell ("North American B-25 Mitchell") →	aircraftFamily
CV-8 ("B-25 Mitchell bombers") →	aircraftLaunchedInDoolittleRaid
Doolittle Raid →	aircraftUsed
Seventh Air Force ("B-25 Mitchell") →	equipment
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo ("North American B-25 Mitchell") →	featuresAircraft
14th Air Force ("North American B-25 Mitchell") →	notableAircraft
North American B-25B Mitchell ("North American B-25 Mitchell") →	variantOf