| This is a B-25 Mitchell which was a medium bomber. The
B-25 was named in honor General Billy Mitchell and was the only
American aircraft to be named after a specific person. It had two 2600
cubic inch 14 cylinder twin row radial engines that put out 1900 hp each
but wasn't that fast at only 285 mph.
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It flew up to 24,000 feet and had one 75mm cannon in
front or between six and eight .50 caliber machine guns.
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It carried up to 3000 pounds of bombs and a crew of
five or seven men.
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This P-40 Hawk is another single seat pursuit fighter aircraft and was
also used for reconnaissance. It had a V-12 liquid cooled engine that
had over 1400 horsepower.
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It had six .50 caliber machine guns and could carry three 500 pound
bombs. Max speed was about 345 mph and had a range of over 700 miles.
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