| The B-25A was an improved version of the B-25 incorporating changes designed to make the aircraft combat ready. Self-sealing fuel tanks were installed along with crew armor. The tail gunner’s area was improved, but the armament remained the same: 51 caliber (12.7 millimeter) machine gun in the tail with 33 caliber (7.62 millimeter) machine guns in the nose, waist and tunnel positions. 40 B-25As were ordered by the Army and distributed to various bomb groups throughout the United States with the largest number being delivered to the 17th Bomb Group at McChord AAF, Wash., for coastal defense duties. By 1942, the B-25A was declared obsolete and redesignated RB-25A. | |
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| Photographer Title | United States Army Air Force |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | January 1, 1941 |
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| Country | United States |
| Archive | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Record Number | 060605-F-1234S-005 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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