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North American PBJ-1D (B-25 Mitchell), ca.1944

United States Marine Corps and Navy twin-engine medium bomber produced by North-American Aviation. A variant of the USAAF B-25 Mitchell, the PBJ-1D was introduced in 1942 and saw service in the Pacific War. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney R-2600-13 engines with a maximum speed of 330mph and a range of 1,600 miles. The PBJ-1D was armed with a nose-mounted 7.62 mm machine gun, a dorsal turret with two .50 calibre machine guns, and a ventral turret with two .50 calibre machine guns, and could carry up to 2,000 pounds of bombs