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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 0236.PDF
FLIGHT Studies in Recognition Aircraft in 1 NOTABLE for having been recently fitted with a cannon ot no less than 75 mm., the North American Mitchell (B-25C) is normally armed with a 0.30m. machine gun in the nose, and pairs of 0.5m. machine guns in dorsal and ventral power- operated turrets, the latter being the retractable ball type Power is supplied by two 1,600 h.p. GR-2600 14 cyl. Wright Cyclones and top speed is close on 300 m.p.h. A 4,ooolb. bomb load is internally stowed. Several unusual features distinguish the Mitchell for recogni tion purposes, the most notable being that its slightly " gulled " mid-wings have a small degree of negative dihedral angle out board of the engines. It also has a tricycle undercarriage, heavy underslung nacelles which extend aft of the trailing edge and an extremely long nose. Wings taper to round tips and twin endplate fins and rudders are almost rectangular. Dimen sions: Span 67ft. 7in., length 54ft. iin., height 15ft. ioin., wing area 610 sq. ft. North American Mitchell Medium Bomber. Dornier Do 217E Bomber, DORNIERS are the only high, or shoulder, wing bombers in service with the Luftwaffe and several variants of the Do 217E exist. More recently they have been encountered as night- fighters, and the latest news says that Do 217's carrying a single i.ooolb radio-controlled rocket glider-bomb have been used. Employing the "snake's head" type of fuselage, in which the entire crew is crowded into one cabin in front of the lead ing-edge, the Do 217E is fitted with a pair of 1,580 h.p. B.M.W. 801A engines and top speed is about 300 m.p.h. The differ ence between the Ei and the E2 is that the latter has a power- operated dorsal gun-turret. Both types have a fixed 15 mm. cannon in the nose. The "umbrella" dive-brakes once fitted to the tail of the E2 have been abandoned in favour of a con ventional type under the wings. Low aspect-ratio wings with broad round tips, underslung nacelles and angular twin fins and rudders are other recognition points. Dimensions: Span 62ft. 5m., length 56ft. 6in., wing area 610 sq. ft.
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