A definite departure from fences, flowers and shadows, captured 4/4/09, at the semibeautiful Chino Planes of Fame Museum in the semibeautiful Chino Airport in semibeautiful Chino, California. The aircraft was situated inside a dimly lit hanger, crammed alongside a whole host of other planes, so it was impossible to get a full size, separate, and decently illuminated shot. None of the hangers at the museum are photograph friendly. Took much postwork to get these pics up to this quality. The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades. The B-25 was named in honor of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. The B-25 is the only American military aircraft named after a specific person. By the end of its production, nearly 10,000 B-25s in numerous models had been built. B-25J, the last production model of the series, often called a cross between the B-25C and the B-25H. It had a transparent nose, but many of the delivered aircraft were modified to have a solid nose. Most of its 14-18 machine guns were forward-facing for strafing missions. 316 were delivered to the Royal Air Force as the Mitchell III. (Number made: 4,318.) Source: Wikipedia encyclopedia The B-25 is especially noted for being the type bomber -- having been launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet -- that first bombed Tokyo, Japan, in April of 1942 -- often referred to as the "Jimmy Doolittle raid." A ZOOM view would be most appropriate. Thankx for dropping by, and have a Saturday that most befits your lifestyle.