Doug Winterburn wrote:
J. Clarke wrote:
jo4hn wrote:
J. Clarke wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote:
Buddy Matlosz wrote:

I didn't know B25s were deployed in Europe. My dad flew in one
as
a
turret
gunner with the Marines in the Pacific.
Way back when I was a kid interested in model airplanes,
especially
WWII equipment, I remember the B-25 was deployed in Europe in
the
final months, probably less than a year.

I wouldn't bet the farm on the above.
The RAF had about 900 of them and started using them in 1943.
The
USAAC used them in "Torch" and other Mediterranean operations.

and used by Gen Doolittle in the Tokyo raid in 1942.

But that wasn't Europe.

Used mainly for
low level bombing and strafing runs.

Yep. Stuck as many guns in the nose as they could fit.


Not to mention the two waist, one top and one tail turrets.

I think some models had three nose canons plus two side nose guns.

Some models had a 75mm cannon in addition to ten forward firing .50
caliber machine guns. Others had 14 forward firing .50s and no
cannon.

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