B-25 Mitchell

Apr 9, 2007

9,816 planes produced, entered service 1941

*Engines: Two 1700 hp Wright R-2600-9 Double Cyclone fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radials.

* Maximum Speed: 300 mph at 15,000 feet.
* Ceiling: 23,500 feet.
* Range: 2000 miles with 3000 pounds of bombs.
* Weight: 20,000 pounds empty, 28,460 pounds loaded, 31,000 pounds maximum.
* Wingspan: 68 feet, Length: 53 feet
* Fuel: 692 gallons. Provison for one 420-gallon drop tank
* Armament: One nose-mounted .30 caliber machine gun. Four .50 calibers, a pair in two Bendix turrets (one top and one bottom).