WW II USAAF Army Aircraft – MAIN ACCEPTANCE DATA PLATE – B-25 J Mitchell – RARE!

 You are bidding on an EXTREMELY RARE and 100% original WW2 US Army Boeing B-25 J “Mitchell” Main Acceptance Data Plate, Serial Number 44-30xxx!  This tag was one of the main identifying plates located on the fuselage.

The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William “Billy” Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation.  Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built.  These included several limited models such as the F-10 reconnaissance aircraft, the AT-24 crew trainers, and the United States Marine Corps’ PBJ-1 patrol bomber.

Follow-on production at Kansas City, the B-25J could be called a cross between the B-25D and the B-25H. It had a transparent nose, but many of the delivered aircraft were modified to have a strafer nose (J2). Most of its 14–18 machine guns were forward-facing for strafing missions, including the two guns of the forward-located dorsal turret. The RAF received 316 aircraft, which were known as the Mitchell III. The J series was the last factory series production of the B-25 (number made: 4,318).
  

Made of aluminum, this is an EXTREMELY RARE piece.  Delivered in November 1944, it features 95% original paint, and all markings are very legible.  It indicates:

U.S. ARMY
AIR CORPS. 

TYPE
B-25-J-25-NC

SERIAL NO.
AAF44 – 30xxx

ORDER NO.
AC-19341  

 A PERFECT addition to any collection, display, or restoration project! 

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