Revell B25J Mitchell “Jaunty” Jo

[shoopdog]

Just finished the Revell 1/48 scale B25J Mitchell. Upper Olive Drab color is Tamiya AS-6 and the underside is AS-12 Bare Metal for a natural metal finish. From what I read most B25’s were delivered in the NMF and paint was added in the field. “Jaunty” Jo and crew of five flew their last mission on May 26, 1945 while bombing a refinery in Taiwan. On that day Jaunty and sixteen other bombers approached the refinery just above the treetops dropping parafrag bombs that were designed to be dropped at low altitude with great precision. Parachutes delayed impact long enough for the aircraft to escape unharmed. After dropping her payload Jaunty was possibly hit with anti-aircraft fire opening a huge hole in the cockpit and crashed seconds later. There is some speculation that she was hit with parafrag bombs dropped from another plane.

[Jim B]

Great looking B-25. Well done. 

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Mike 1017]

This is a great build

[shoopdog]

On 11/4/2024 at 9:42 AM, Mike 1017 said:

This is a great build

 

On 11/3/2024 at 6:08 PM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

 

On 11/3/2024 at 12:43 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking B-25. Well done. 

Thanks guys!

[ybsluos]

Very nice Keith!  Well done 

[stavanzer]

Sharp Tribute! Those B-25's did some of the hardest missions in the Pacific Theatre.

Good Show.

[TonyK]

A very nice model and thanks for the story and real pictures.

[Plastheniker]

Excellent work, very realistic!

[slusher]

Great build and story!