The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation.[2] Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built,[1] It was the most-produced American medium bomber and the third most-produced American bomber overall. These included several limited models such as the F-10 reconnaissance aircraft, the AT-24 crew trainers, and the United States Marine Corps' PBJ-1 patrol bomber.
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 63.7ft (19.4m)
- Length 54.3ft (16.6m)
- Height 13.5ft (4.1m)
- Empty Weight 21,663lbs (9,826kg)
- Loaded Weight 27,609lbs (12,523kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.144
- Wing Loading 18.0lbs/ft2 (87.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,537.9ft2 (142.9m2)
- Drag Points 16899
Parts
- Number of Parts 419
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 1,610
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O B-25 tem o privilégio de ser a primeira aeronave da FAB a entrar em combate na II Guerra Mundial. O primeiro ataque efetuado por uma aeronave da FAB a um submarino alemão foi no dia 22 de maio de 1942. Um B-25B do Agrupamento de Aviões de Adaptação, encontrava-se em patrulha nas imediações do arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha e do Atol das Rocas, onde quatro dias antes havia sido afundado o navio mercante brasileiro “Comandante Lyra”, pelo submarino italiano “Barbarigo”.
Às 14 horas, a tripulação do B-25 – sob o comando do Cap.-Av. Parreiras Horta (FAB) e composta pelos Cap.-Av. Pamplona (FAB), 1st Lt. Schwane (USAAF), Sgt. Yates (USAAF), S/Sgt. Tyler (USAAF) e S/Sgt. Robinson (USAAF) – surpreendeu um submarino alemão navegando na superfície, o qual imediatamente reagiu com forte tiro de artilharia antiaérea à presença do B-25B.
De acordo com as ordens então em vigência, uma vez que o Brasil se encontrava em estado de neutralidade, as tripulações só poderiam engajar unidades inimigas caso fossem atacadas inicialmente. Assim sendo, a tripulação do Mitchell lançou suas cargas de profundidade, as quais caíram próximas ao submarino – a foto à direita mostra a tripulação do B-25 após o ataque. Cinco dias após, outros dois B-25 da mesma unidade da FAB efetuaram ataques a submarinos.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :
The B-25 has the privilege of being the first FAB aircraft to enter combat in World War II. The first attack carried out by a FAB aircraft on a German submarine was on May 22, 1942. A B-25B from the Adaptation Aircraft Group was on patrol in the vicinity of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago and the Atoll of Rocas, where four days earlier the Brazilian merchant ship “Comandante Lyra” had been sunk by the Italian submarine “Barbarigo”.
At 2 pm, the B-25 crew – under the command of Capt.-Av. Parreiras Horta (FAB) and composed of Cap.-Av. Pamplona (FAB), 1st Lt. Schwane (USAAF), Sgt. Yates (USAAF), S/Sgt. Tyler (USAAF) and S/Sgt. Robinson (USAAF) – surprised a German submarine sailing on the surface, which immediately reacted with strong anti-aircraft artillery fire to the presence of the B-25B.
According to the orders then in force, since Brazil was in a state of neutrality, the crews could only engage enemy units if they were initially attacked. Therefore, the Mitchell crew launched their depth charges, which landed close to the submarine – the photo on the right shows the B-25 crew after the attack. Five days later, two other B-25s from the same FAB unit carried out attacks on submarines.
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