B-25 Mitchell
B-25C Mitchell leta 1942
Vloga	Bombnik
Izvor	ZDA
Proizvajalec/-ci	North American Aviation
Krstni polet	19. avgust 1940
Uveden	1941
Upokojen	1979 (Indonezija)
Glavni uporabniki	USAAF RVAF RAF Ameriška mornarica
Število izdelanih	9816[1]
Razvit iz	XB-21
Izpeljanke	North American XB-28

North American B-25 Mitchell je bil srednje velik dvomotorni propelerski bombnik ameriškega proizvajalca North American Aviation. Uporabljali so ga zavezniki na vseh bojiščih 2. svetovne vojne. Zgradili so okrog 10.000 letal. V uporabi je pri nekaterih državah ostal še dolgo časa po vojni. Poimenovan je po ameriškem generalu in letalskem pionirju Billyu Mitchellu

B-25 (tovarniška oznaka NA-40) je bil zasnovan na podlagi izkušenj iz XB-21. Pozneje so uvedli izboljšave, kot npr. zvezdasti motor Wright R-2600.

18. aprila 1942 je 16 B-25B pod vodstvom Jimmy-ja Doolittle vzletelo z letalonosilke Hornet v Pacifiku bombardirati Tokijo. Bombniki so nato, zaradi pomanjkanja goriva, zasilno pristali na Kitajskem. Napad ni povzročil velike škode, je pa zelo dvignil moralo Američanov.

Bilo je eno najhrupnejših letal 2. SV.

Specifikacije (B-25J)

Podatki iz United States Military Aircraft since 1909^[2]

Splošne karakteristike

• Posadka: 6
• Dolžina: 52 ft 11 in (16,13 m)
• Razpon kril: 67 ft 7 in (20,60 m)
• Višina: 16 ft 4 in (4,98 m)
• Površina kril: 610 sq ft (56,7 m²)
• Teža praznega letala: 19480 lb (8855 kg)
• Maks. vzletna teža: 35000 lb (15910 kg)
• Pogon letala: 2 × 14-valjni zračnohlajeni radialni motor Wright R-2600-92 Twin Cyclone, 1700 KM (1267 kW) vsak

Zmogljivost

• Maks. hitrost: 272 mph (237 vozlov, 438 km/h) na 13000 ft (3960 m)
• Potovalna hitrost: 230 mph (200 vozlov, 370 km/h)
• Doseg: 1350 mi (1174 nmi, 2174 km)
• Višina leta: 24200 ft (7378 m)

Oborožitev

• Strelno orožje: 12–18 × .50 in (12.7 mm) Browning M2 strojnice
• Nosilci za orožje: 2000 lb (900 kg) zunanji nosilec za Mark 13 torpedo^[3]
• Rakete: 8 raket 5 in (127 mm) (HVAR)
• Bombe: 3000 lb (1360 kg) bomb

Glej tudi

• North American XB-21
• North American XB-28
• de Havilland Mosquito
• Martin B-26 Marauder

Sklici in reference

Bibliografija

• Bridgman, Leonard, ed. "The North American Mitchell." Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London: Studio, 1946. ISBN 1-85170-493-0.
• Chorlton, Martyn. "Database: North American B-25 Mitchell". Aeroplane, Vol. 41, No. 5, May 2013. pp. 69–86.
• Caidin, Martin. Air Force. New York: Arno Press, 1957.
• Dorr, Robert F. "North American B-25 Variant Briefing". Wings of Fame, Volume 3, 1996. London: Aerospace Publishing. ISBN 1-874023-70-0. ISSN 1361-2034. pp. 118–141.
• Green, William. Famous Bombers of the Second World War. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1975. ISBN 0-385-12467-8.
• Hagedorn, Dan. "Latin Mitchells: North American B-25s in South America, Part One". Air Enthusiast, No. 105, May/June 2003. pp. 52–55.
• Hardesty, Von. Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941–1945. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1991, first edition 1982. ISBN 0-87474-510-1.
• Higham, Roy and Carol Williams, eds. Flying Combat Aircraft of USAAF-USAF (Vol. 1). Andrews AFB, Maryland: Air Force Historical Foundation, 1975. ISBN 0-8138-0325-X.
• Higham, Roy and Carol Williams, eds. Flying Combat Aircraft of USAAF-USAF (Vol. 2). Andrews AFB, Maryland: Air Force Historical Foundation, 1978. ISBN 0-8138-0375-6.
• Johnsen, Frederick A. North American B-25 Mitchell. Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 1997. ISBN 0-933424-77-9.
• Kinzey, Bert. B-25 Mitchell In Detail. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc., 1999. ISBN 1-888974-13-3.
• Kit, Mister and Jean-Pierre De Cock. North American B-25 Mitchell (in French). Paris, France: Éditions Atlas, 1980.
• McDowell, Ernest R. B-25 Mitchell in Action (Aircraft number 34). Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc., 1978. ISBN 0-89747-033-8.
• McDowell, Ernest R. North American B-25A/J Mitchell (Aircam No.22). Canterbury, Kent, UK: Osprey Publications Ltd., 1971. ISBN 0-85045-027-6.
• Mizrahi, J.V. North American B-25: The Full Story of World War II's Classic Medium. Hollywood, California: Challenge Publications Inc., 1965.
• Pace, Steve. Warbird History: B-25 Mitchell. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International, 1994. ISBN 0-87938-939-7.
• Scutts, Jerry. B-25 Mitchell at War. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1983. ISBN 0-7110-1219-9.
• Scutts, Jerry. North American B-25 Mitchell. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2001. ISBN 1-86126-394-5.
• Swanborough, F.G. and Peter M. Bowers. United States Military Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam, 1963.
• Swanborough, Gordon. North American, An Aircraft Album No. 6. New York: Arco Publishing Company Inc., 1973. ISBN 0-668-03318-5.
• Wolf, William. North American B-25 Mitchell, The Ultimate Look: from Drawing Board to Flying Arsenal. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7643-2930-2.
• Yenne, Bill. Rockwell: The Heritage of North American. New York: Crescent Books, 1989. ISBN 0-517-67252-9.

Zunanje povezave

Wikimedijina zbirka ponuja več predstavnostnega gradiva o temi: North American B-25 Mitchell

• "How to Fly the North American B-25 "Mitchell" Medium Bomber (1944)" na YouTubu
• I Fly Mitchell's Arhivirano 2015-12-31 na Wayback Machine. February 1944 Popular Science article on B-25s in North Africa Theater
• Flying Big Gun Arhivirano 2015-12-31 na Wayback Machine. February 1944 Popular Science article on 75mm cannon mount.
• Early B-25 model's tail gun position extremely rare photo
• A collection photos of the Marine VMB-613 post in the Kwajalein Island at the University of Houston Digital Library
• B-25H: A look inside & out – "Barbie III" Hi-res spherical panoramas
• (1943) Report No. NA-5785 Temporary Handbook of Erection and Maintenance Instructions for the B-25 H-1-NA Medium Bombardment Airplanes^{[mrtva povezava]}
• "The B-25 Mitchell in the USSR", an account of the service history of the Mitchell in the Soviet Union's VVS during World War II Arhivirano 2012-06-01 na Wayback Machine.