North American B-25 (PBJ) and F-10 Mitchell Ideas and Inspiration

[Logan Hartke]

He could either be in the tail (the Fw 189 twin boom aircraft had this) or you could just go the route of the B-25B through -G and just do the clear plexiglass tail and use the turrets for all around defense.

Cheers,

Logan

[raafif]

don't know how the yanks would design that rear-gunner station but here's how the RAF version would be done ...

[taiidantomcat]

So, I was looking at this picture today and I realize that from this angle, the B-25 could be a twin boom design.

Great idea! I love it when a RW picture from a different perspective creates a new concept.

[taiidantomcat]

[Logan Hartke]

What does one call a B-25 with a V-tail?  B-XXV?

Cheers,

Logan

[Dr. YoKai]

 Looks more liek an X-tail to me...but you could start that thing with the front end of an early B-24....

[Logan Hartke]

I'm in luck, B-XXV still works for an X-tail!

Cheers,

Logan

[GTX_Admin]

Nice find.

[ChernayaAkula]

I have no idea what it's supposed to be, but I want one!  :)

[Daryl J.]

I still want one in USAF SEA markings.

[Old Wombat]

Old, this may be, but very cool!

[elmayerle]

A poor man's B-26K?

Refitted with more powerful engines (say, the same engine and cowling installation as the strafer noted earlier), tip tanks, and hardpoints under the outboard wings?  I could just see that in USAF SEA night intruder camouflage and markings.

[Kelmola]

A poor man's B-26K?

Refitted with more powerful engines (say, the same engine and cowling installation as the strafer noted earlier), tip tanks, and hardpoints under the outboard wings?  I could just see that in USAF SEA night intruder camouflage and markings.

I wonder if it would be possible to fit the 75mm gun in G/H with an autoloader? Or would it still be more useful to have the maximum amount of MG's? Could see this instead of Spad as the "interim gunship".

[Volkodav]

RAF Coastal Command version with one or more Molins guns and under wing rockets?

[GTX_Admin]

The USN/USMC PBJs were often used in ASW roles.  What if it was decided post war to develop them in a more dedicated version, possibly for foreign operators?  Maybe bash parts of a S-2 and a PBJ together - say the radar in the belly changed over, torps in bomb bay, MAD boom instead of tail gun, sonobouy launchers ala S-2...

[finsrin]

Plausible.  Good subject for kitbash.

[jcf]

RAF Coastal Command version with one or more Molins guns and under wing rockets?

Single Molins with reloads. 
Two Molins would add too much weight and take up a fair amount of real estate.

[Volkodav]

Good point.