I had the opportunity to see the B-25J "Maid in the Shade" several times, operated by the Arizona Commemorative Air Force, whom I believe is one of the only surviving Doolittle Raid aircraft. They currently have it in chrome with blue trim, matching colours with their B-17G "Sentimental Journey", which was used as an observation plane during nuclear testing, starred in The Memphis Belle, and was a water bomber as well! Absolutely gorgeous aircraft, both of them. "Maid in the Shade" also has the signatures of her original Doolittle crew on her bomb bay doors, an incredible story!
Absolutely loved this segment! I fell in love with the Mitchell as a young boy when we would spend the night with my grandmother. My uncle had built a model, painted black, that hung over the bed and Grandma would tell me stories about the black bomber before I'd fall asleep. She wouldn't know an aircraft if it flew up her butt, but she was a great storyteller. Seeing 30 Seconds Over Tokyo cemented my love of the bird. Only one minor nit to pick: the flashback photos mention the B-25s lent to the Soviet Union, but the photo had no B-25s, just the A-26 and a few others.
What makes this thing a versatile bomber is its powerplants, the Twin Cyclone is far better and more powerful than the B-17 powerplant, granted the B-25 only had two, but for its size you can fit forward facing machine guns, a 75mm gun and good amount of payload in the bomb bay
My Grandfather was a Waist-Gunner on a B17. I've always loved them. The B25s also stole my Heart. I'm currently wearing a B29 "Doc" shirt. Dang! She is beautiful!
Being a Coastie, I have a tendency to love Sea-planes, like the Catalina... The Bommers, the "Big Boys", always win. ❤ Those still with us, that flew in them... my hat is off to you. ❤
There used to be a B-25 sitting next to a power substation on HWY 280 in Minneapolis. How it got there and when it left, I don't know. But in 1973 I scaled the fence it sat behind and got inside the plane. At 6 foot tall I found it to be very cramped. Hopefully it got restored and is out there flying.
Really! Wow! I woulda considered the DH-98 Mosquito. Armed to the teeth in variants that included nose mounted a field artillery cannon! Unarmed with bomb load greater than B17, two crew & at least 350 knots, made of wood hard to see on radar. Woulda been a sure fire hit for US 8th Army Airforce in place of Human resource heavy b17
Here's the question: why didn't the USAAF buy *WAY* more B-25's, which were well-liked by its crews, over the B-26, which was sometimes not a pleasant plane to fly? The B-25 proved itself in almost every theatre of World War II.
Having spent the last 30 years working on and flying in B-25's this B-25J is far from WW2 stock configuration. It has post war Haynes modifications like different air scoops, exhaust, no armor plate and many internal pieces missing. The rear tail turret (only on H and J models) is missing and has only gun barrels sticking out of a metal cover, not the canvas of a stock a/c. At 8:51 John talks about the "catwalk" over the bomb bay. Wrong. The B-25 bomb bay had a metal roof with a round hatch. There is a very narrow craw space over the metal roof. This a/c obviously has had a civilian fire bomber modification where the bomb bay roof was removed to put in a slurry tank and the roof was never added back. Of note at 9:10 a picture of an earlier model (C, D or G) with a field mod tail stinger. These earlier models were designed to have a lower belly turret that covered the tail but these were removed because the turrets periscope sighting system caused airsickness and was near useless.
I would say the Mosquito was more versatile. It was fast enough to be a night fighter. The Mitchell wasn't. But the Mitchell was incredibly versatile in it's attack/bombing roles. Of course, it did cause hearing loss to it's pilots. But you cannot have everything. ☮
But the B-25 was a much more pleasant plane to fly in terms of aerodynamics. The B-26 took a long time to overcome its handling vices, especially at low speed.
@@jefflebowski918 I know. The Hiryu, Soryu, Kaga And Akagi, the four carriers at Pearl, sank at Midway. But. The Doolittle Raid was a severe psychological blow to Hirohito and the top generals because it demonstrated Japan's VULNERABILITY to US Naval power which they had not realized until then.
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Drop your B-25 knowledge and questions and we'll get to as many as we can!
I had the opportunity to see the B-25J "Maid in the Shade" several times, operated by the Arizona Commemorative Air Force, whom I believe is one of the only surviving Doolittle Raid aircraft. They currently have it in chrome with blue trim, matching colours with their B-17G "Sentimental Journey", which was used as an observation plane during nuclear testing, starred in The Memphis Belle, and was a water bomber as well! Absolutely gorgeous aircraft, both of them. "Maid in the Shade" also has the signatures of her original Doolittle crew on her bomb bay doors, an incredible story!
Absolutely loved this segment! I fell in love with the Mitchell as a young boy when we would spend the night with my grandmother. My uncle had built a model, painted black, that hung over the bed and Grandma would tell me stories about the black bomber before I'd fall asleep. She wouldn't know an aircraft if it flew up her butt, but she was a great storyteller. Seeing 30 Seconds Over Tokyo cemented my love of the bird. Only one minor nit to pick: the flashback photos mention the B-25s lent to the Soviet Union, but the photo had no B-25s, just the A-26 and a few others.
Always loved the Mitchell. Such a beautiful aircraft. It is funny to think that the F15 E variant can carry almost 10 times the payload by weight.
The engine showed at 5:45 is modeled by me. No credits tho
Great work man, I hope they see this and give you credit where credit is due
@@samclaysthanks bro
The B-25 is my favorite WWII bomber, every pilot who flew them said they loved flying them.
What makes this thing a versatile bomber is its powerplants, the Twin Cyclone is far better and more powerful than the B-17 powerplant, granted the B-25 only had two, but for its size you can fit forward facing machine guns, a 75mm gun and good amount of payload in the bomb bay
Good, simple, straight video. 👍
My Grandfather was a Waist-Gunner on a B17. I've always loved them. The B25s also stole my Heart.
I'm currently wearing a B29 "Doc" shirt.
Dang! She is beautiful!
Being a Coastie, I have a tendency to love Sea-planes, like the Catalina...
The Bommers, the "Big Boys", always win. ❤
Those still with us, that flew in them... my hat is off to you. ❤
My Great-grandfather flew the B25 in some major battles, one being Rabul winning the DFC
There used to be a B-25 sitting next to a power substation on HWY 280 in Minneapolis. How it got there and when it left, I don't know. But in 1973 I scaled the fence it sat behind and got inside the plane. At 6 foot tall I found it to be very cramped. Hopefully it got restored and is out there flying.
8 x .50cals an Australian innovation 👍😎
Very nice!
Really! Wow! I woulda considered the DH-98 Mosquito. Armed to the teeth in variants that included nose mounted a field artillery cannon! Unarmed with bomb load greater than B17, two crew & at least 350 knots, made of wood hard to see on radar. Woulda been a sure fire hit for US 8th Army Airforce in place of Human resource heavy b17
Why did they not mount the R-2800 P & W ?
😂 was thinking the same!
How cool is that! o7
Here's the question: why didn't the USAAF buy *WAY* more B-25's, which were well-liked by its crews, over the B-26, which was sometimes not a pleasant plane to fly? The B-25 proved itself in almost every theatre of World War II.
How long they kept flying with other operators? What modifications were made for the Doolittle raids?
In my mind the Mosquito gives the B-25 a run for its money.
Having spent the last 30 years working on and flying in B-25's this B-25J is far from WW2 stock configuration. It has post war Haynes modifications like different air scoops, exhaust, no armor plate and many internal pieces missing. The rear tail turret (only on H and J models) is missing and has only gun barrels sticking out of a metal cover, not the canvas of a stock a/c. At 8:51 John talks about the "catwalk" over the bomb bay. Wrong. The B-25 bomb bay had a metal roof with a round hatch. There is a very narrow craw space over the metal roof. This a/c obviously has had a civilian fire bomber modification where the bomb bay roof was removed to put in a slurry tank and the roof was never added back. Of note at 9:10 a picture of an earlier model (C, D or G) with a field mod tail stinger. These earlier models were designed to have a lower belly turret that covered the tail but these were removed because the turrets periscope sighting system caused airsickness and was near useless.
It looks like a two engine B-17
Among USA aircraft, yes. But falls short of the Ju 88 and Mosquito
I would say the Mosquito was more versatile. It was fast enough to be a night fighter. The Mitchell wasn't.
But the Mitchell was incredibly versatile in it's attack/bombing roles.
Of course, it did cause hearing loss to it's pilots.
But you cannot have everything.
☮
But the B-25 was a much more pleasant plane to fly in terms of aerodynamics. The B-26 took a long time to overcome its handling vices, especially at low speed.
The Doolittle Raid technically was the turning point in the Pacific War.
No, Midway was the turning point. Japan didn't lose anything during the bombing but lost four carriers at Midway.
@@jefflebowski918
I know.
The Hiryu, Soryu, Kaga And Akagi, the four carriers at Pearl, sank at Midway.
But.
The Doolittle Raid was a severe psychological blow to Hirohito and the top generals because it demonstrated Japan's VULNERABILITY to US Naval power which they had not realized until then.
Huh? Not quite, try harder.