B-25D 41-30155
B-25D Mitchell Specifications
Type:
- Medium Bomber with a crew of five
Powerplant:
- Two R-2600-13 engines with Holley 1685 carburetors
Weights:
- Empty: 20,000 lb (9,000 kg)
- Loaded: 36,500 lb (16,560 kg)
Dimensions:
- Same as for the B-25C
Performance:
- Maximum Speed: 284 mph (457 km/h)
- Range: 1,500 miles (2,400 km)
- Service Ceiling: 21,200 ft (6,460 m)
Armament:
- Same as for the B-25C
Number Built:
- 200 units (AAF serial numbers 41-29648 to 41-29847)
B-25D Sub-Variants and Specifications
B-25D-1
- Modifications: Addition of external wing bomb racks, self-sealing fuel cells in outboard wing center section, carburetor air filters, self-sealing oil tanks, torpedo rack, navigator’s scanning window, and Bendix Amplidyne turrets; finger-type exhaust collector
- Number Built: 100 units (AAF serial numbers 41-29848 to 41-29947)
B-25D-5
- Modifications: Substitution of 0.3in nose machine gun with 0.5in flexible gun and two fixed 0.5in MGs; improved scanning lens; 585-gallon droppable bomb-bay fuel tank on every third aircraft; additional cabin heating from 41-30057 onwards
- Number Built: 225 units (AAF serial numbers 41-29948 to 41-30172)
B-25D-10
- Modifications: Addition of winterization equipment, remote reading compass, emergency hydraulic landing gear lowering, and elimination of conduit shielding box
- Number Built: 180 units (AAF serial numbers 41-30173 to 41-30352)
B-25D-15
- Modifications: Replacement of finger-type exhausts by Clayton ‘S’-type exhaust stacks; installation of clear vision windscreen, armor plate behind co-pilot, 230-gallon self-sealing bomb-bay fuel tank, and 325-gallon bomb-bay tank on every second aircraft
- Number Built: 495 units (180 in first batch, AAF serial numbers 41-30353 to 41-30532; 315 in second batch, AAF serial numbers 41-30533 to 41-30847)
B-25D-20
- Modifications: Same as for B-25D-15
- Number Built: 25 units (AAF serial numbers 42-87113 to 42-87137)
B-25D-25
- Modifications: Addition of a portable oxygen system
- Number Built: 315 units (AAF serial numbers 42-87138 to 42-87452)
B-25D-30
- Modifications: Addition of winterization changes and a heated air windscreen defrosting panel
- Number Built: 500 units (160 with AAF serial numbers 42-87453 to 42-87612; 340 with AAF serial numbers 43-3280 to 43-3619)
B-25D-35
- Modifications: Same as for B-25D-30
- Number Built: 250 units (AAF serial numbers 43-3620 to 43-3869)