Imperial War Museums

North American B-25 Mitchells of RAF 320 (Dutch) Squadron filmed during a day attack on a German Army barracks at Oldenburg near Bremen, Germany, 17 April 1945.

Find the full footage in our film collections here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/4761

Film: IWM OPF 278

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@WrightCycloneR1820

Nearest example is Mitchell Mk.III, equivalent to the B25J. The second aircraft is an earlier Mitchell Mk.II, equivalent to the B25C & D. Note the difference in the turret position and more tapered fuselage on the Mk.II with no tail gunner. The lump under the fuselage is a retracted, remotely sighted ventral turret.

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@piercecowley255

Can i just say the fact that this country has a museum that maintain and document millions of artifacts from wars for over a hundred years is simply amazing, not to mention the pictures and videos are in public domain. I mean i dont think I appreciate the fact that I can find dozens of pictures from my great grandfather's squadron from iver eighty years ago as easily as putting 3 letters into a search engine, pressing a link and then typing in a number and location. Its truly amazing

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@ericvadekro8334

Heroes….. respect

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@paulmckinley2908

So near the end..hope they made it.

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@markjones3889

I didn't know that the RAF used the B-25 Mitchell.

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@RobinFennell-w2t

I tend to think of the B-25 as the aircraft deployed in the "Doolittle" raid on Tokyo in 1942. I didn't know they'd seen European service but I guess by 1945 all different types of US built aircraft had taken to the skies of the ETO.

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@DMurph-y7t

I didn't know there was a Dutch unit in the RAF

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@Spitfiresammons

The Mitchell Mk.iii is B-25J while the Mitchell Mk.ii is B-25D.

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@biddyboy1570

Don't forget to wear a suit and say thank you.

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@neoclassic09

So sad these guys were unknowingly fighting for the wrong side

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@Schkiff

The perpetrators' descendants are paying for their crimes. Rotherham...

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