Armour Collection by Franklin Mint

Diecast Model 

North American B-25 Mitchell

USAAF 89 BS, 17 BG

USS Hornet

"Tokyo Raid"

Lt. Col. J.H. Doolittle April 18, 1942

1:48 Scale - B11B316

Actual size is approximately 13" in length

Wingspan approximately 17" 

Each fully painted and assembled model features:

• Assembled by hand in preferred 1:48 scale.
• Hand-painted. Complete with authentic military markings.
• Engineered with fully removable cockpit canopy and rolling wheels.
• Re-created in impressive 1:48 scale die-cast metal.
• Assembled and painted by hand.
• Decked out with historic military markings.
• Features detailed undercarriage and cockpit.

About this aircraft: 

The North American B-25 Mitchell (NA-62) was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.

The B-25 was named in honor of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. The B-25 is the only American military aircraft named after a specific person. By the end of its production, nearly 10,000 B-25s in numerous models had been built. These included a few limited variations, such as the US Navy’s PBJ-1 patrol bomber and the Army Air Forces’ F-10 photo reconnaissance aircraft.

The B-25 first gained fame as the bomber used in the April 1942 Doolittle Raid, in which 16 B-25Bs, led by the legendary Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, took off from the carrier USS Hornet and successfully bombed Tokyo and four other Japanese cities without loss. However, 15 subsequently crash-landed en route to recovery fields in in Eastern China. These losses were the result of fuel exhaustion, stormy nighttime conditions with zero visibility, and lack of electronic homing aids at the recovery bases. Only one landed intact; it came down in the Soviet Union, where its five-man crew was interned and the aircraft confiscated. Fortunately, 71 of 80 aircrew survived their historic mission and eventually made it back to American lines.