Vintage Aviation News on MSN

Catch-22 star North American B-25 Mitchell restoration continues in Belgium

The former Catch-22 B-25 Mitchell continues its painstaking restoration in Belgium, as the Belgian Aircraft Preservation Association advances work toward static display.
World of Warbirds on MSN

The B-25 Mitchell in combat, how a medium bomber became a low-level strafer and Pacific anti-ship weapon

The B-25 Mitchell was built for level bombing, but the Pacific war turned it into a ruthless low-level attacker, from skip bombing and gun-packed noses to cannon-armed strike variants. We also break ...
The National Interest

There Will Never Be Another Plane Like the B-25 Mitchell Bomber

United States Air Force General William “Billy” Mitchell was a pioneer of American airpower in his time. The first man to prove that modern warplanes could be key to destroying naval warships in ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

B-25 Mitchell used in Tokyo Raid

The B-25 medium bomber was one of America's most famous airplanes of World War II. It was the type used by Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Doolittle for the Tokyo Raid on April 18, 1942. Subsequently, it saw ...
Chico Enterprise-Record

Warbirds return to Chico Air Museum

CHICO — The Arizona Commemorative Air Force will be bringing the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” and the B-25 Mitchell “Maid in the Shade” to Chico from Sept. 9 to 14. There aren’t many of ...
Southwest Times Record

WWII bombers ‘Doc’ and ‘Yellow Rose’ to land in Fayetteville for rare aviation event

Two WWII bombers, the B-29 Superfortress "Doc" and B-25 Mitchell "Yellow Rose," will be on display and available for tours and flights in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this August. The event, hosted by the ...