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B-25 Mitchell Units of the CBI

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Bombers

Last Stocked on 7/1/2024

Product Info

Title
B-25 Mitchell Units of the CBI
Publisher
Category
Author
Edward M Young
Publish Year
2018
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.375"
NKG Part #
2147740083
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM126
Type
Softcover
Series
COM126

Description

Flying from and between bases in China and India, the B-25s bombed every type of Japanese target during World War 2 in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre, ultimately dropping more ordinance than their larger four-engined B-24 Liberator brethren.

Mitchell bombers took on the task of disrupting the flow of Japanese supplies to the frontlines at medium ranges, bombing Japanese supply centers, railway depots and bridges. It was in this last capacity that the B-25 established a unique role as a ‘bridge-buster'. This provided significant support for the British Fourteenth Army as they advanced into Burma.

Fully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book tells the important, yet forgotten story of B-25 operations in the CBI Theatre and the important role that this aircraft played on the road to victory.