Air Force 1 Model Company Die-cast Model

Smithsonian Series

North American B-25B Mitchell - #40-2344, Lt. Col. James “Jimmy” Doolittle, Co-Pilot Lt. Richard E. Cole, 34th BS, USAAF, April 18, 1942, “Doolittle Raid”

1:200 Scale.  Length: 3.2".  Wingspan: 4"

Shortly after Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, a plan was devised to strike back. On April 18, 1942, in what became known as the “Doolittle Raid”, sixteen USAAF B-25B Mitchell bombers, led by Lt. Col. “Jimmy” Doolittle, were flown off the carrier USS Hornet near Japan, bombed Tokyo and then continued on to China. While the damage to Tokyo was minor, the effect on morale in America was huge. Low on fuel, fifteen of the bombers crash landed en-route to recovery fields in eastern China while one landed intact in Siberia, where its crew was interned and the B-25 confiscated. Of the 80 aircrew, 69 survived the historic mission and eventually made it back to American lines.

The B-25 Mitchell was a twin-engine medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States and Allied air forces during World War II. It was named in honor of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. First flown on August 19, 1940, the B-25 entered operational service in 1941. Nearly 10,000 B-25s were built in numerous variants.


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