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| Keywords: naa north american northamerican aviation b-25 b25 mitchell bomber warbird piston radial xb-25g xb25g b-25c b25c 41-13296 4113296 blackandwhite monochrome vehicle airplane aircraft outdoor black and white North American XB-25G, modified from B-25C-1-NA (S/N 41-13296). (U.S. Air Force photo) The XB-25G was modified from the last block one B-25C (S/N 41-13296). The greenhouse nose was removed and replaced by a solid nose housing two fixed .50-cal. machine guns and a 75mm M4 cannon. The M4 cannon was the largest caliber weapon ever carried on a U.S. bomber. (Note: Larger 105mm cannons were used on some AC-130 gunships in Vietnam.) The G model was developed to fill a need for a lethal ground attack and strafing aircraft. The first flight of the XB-25G was Oct. 22, 1942. Five more B-25C-15-NAs (S/N 42-32384 to 42-32388) were modified to the B-25G configuration along with 400 production aircraft. The need for even greater firepower resulted in the follow-on B-25H, which also carried the 75mm cannon but had much greater forward firepower with eight fixed .50-cal. machine guns mounted in the nose (four each) and in pods attached the sides of the fuselage. North American XB-25G, modified from B-25C-1-NA (S/N 41-13296). (U.S. Air Force photo) The XB-25G was modified from the last block one B-25C (S/N 41-13296). The greenhouse nose was removed and replaced by a solid nose housing two fixed .50-cal. machine guns and a 75mm M4 cannon. The M4 cannon was the largest caliber weapon ever carried on a U.S. bomber. (Note: Larger 105mm cannons were used on some AC-130 gunships in Vietnam.) The G model was developed to fill a need for a lethal ground attack and strafing aircraft. The first flight of the XB-25G was Oct. 22, 1942. Five more B-25C-15-NAs (S/N 42-32384 to 42-32388) were modified to the B-25G configuration along with 400 production aircraft. The need for even greater firepower resulted in the follow-on B-25H, which also carried the 75mm cannon but had much greater forward firepower with eight fixed .50-cal. machine guns mounted in the nose (four each) and in pods attached the sides of the fuselage. | ||||
