RON DUPAS COLLECTION
No. 1591. North American NA-100 Mitchell Mk.2LB (FW260 c/n 100-23521) Royal Canadian Air Force
Photographed at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, by Ron Dupas

North American NA-100 Mitchell Mk.2LB

02/28/2008. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "This aircraft was built in early 1944 at North American's Kansas City, Kansas, plant as a B-25D-35 with the USAAF s/n 43-3686. It was transferred to RAF as a Mitchell Mk.II FW251, but retained in Canada and delivered to 5 Operational Training Unit RCAF Western Air Command at Jericho Beach, Vancouver, on March 22, 1944, still with the RAF s/n FW251 and coded "AJ".

In general terms, the Mk.IIs were first modified during the war for use as pilot trainers, with most armament and associated gear (bomb sights, turrets, etc.) removed. They were stored in this configuration at the end of the war. When the Mitchell was selected for the Auxiliary Squadrons post war, they were modified to two standards:


Created June 17, 2002