The b-25 mitchell was one of the most outstanding medium bombers of world war 2. Conceived in mid-1939, the first production model flew in august 1940 and the first operational success was scored on december 24, 1941 with the destruction of the japanese submarine. In april 1942, 16 b-25 s made a historic raid on tokyo operating from the aircraft carrier uss hornet under the command of general doolittle- a raid that did little damage, but gave the u. S. A psychological lift during the early days of the pacific ocean hostilities. During the war years, the raf, the soviet union, china union, brazil and the netherlands also used the b-25. The œh  version with 16 guns and a 75mm cannon was the most lethal twin-engine bomber of world war 2

Wing span: 28"

Scale: 1/32

For ages 14 and up