B-25 Mitchell: The Magnificent Medium

Hardcover 22x28 cm, 200 pages. Magnificant is right - for the plane and the book which covers the development, design and deployment of the B-25 medium bomber in WW2. This plane served mostly in the Pacific theater enjoying great popularity with its crews for reliability, ruggedness and versatility. Most famous for the Tokoyo Dolittle air raid, over 9,800 of these bombers were built. The book covers each one in detail with many line drawings, clear black and white photos showing the weapon positions, bomb bays and interior. I really liked how the author captured how feedback from the field went to the factory for modifications to make the next version even better. There are sections covering post war use and survivors, which is always interesting. There are only 3 pages of color photos (these pictures are small, but helpful to show the color schemes used) and little in the way of pilot or crew narratives on flying the B-25, but these are minor criticisms of what is otherwise a fantastic book on this important medium bomber of WW2. I definately recommend this for all aviation buffs. 9780962586057