Built by North American, with no previous experience on multi-engined aircraft, the B-25 Mitchell proved to be one of the most versatile combat aircraft to see action in World War II. So impressed with what they saw on the drawing board, the USAAC ordered 184 aircraft -- to be designated the B-25 -- before metal had even been cut on a revised design.

Christened the Mitchell after maverick army bomber proponent William 'Billy' Mitchell, the bomber fought not only with the USAAF in the Pacific and ETO/MTO, but also with US Navy/Marine Corps, British, Dutch and Australian units. By war's end, the veteran Mitchell had outlasted its rivals from Douglas and Martin to become the most prolific American medium bomber of the conflict. Today some 34 remain airworthy across the globe.

This particular 1:72 scale replica of a RAF B-25 Mk. II Mitchell Bomber was flown by the RAF's No. 180 Squadron, operating over Northwest Europe in 1943. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 11-1/4-inches
Length: 8-3/4-inches

Release Date: December 2007

Historical Account: "The Treatment of Ghent" - No. 180 Squadron was formed at West Raynham, Norfolk on September 13th, 1942, as light-bomber squadron equipped with North American B-25 Mitchell bombers. Early in October it moved to Foulsham - also in Norfolk - and it was from there on January 22nd, 1943, that it flew its first operational mission against the enemy - a raid on oil targets at Terneuzen (Ghent) in Belgium.