B-25 "Maid in the Shade"North American B 25 Mitchell medium bomber was one of America's most famous airplanes of WW II. It was the type used by General Doolittle for the Tokyo Raid on April 18, 1942. Subsequently, it saw duty in every combat area being flown by the Dutch, British, Chinese, Russians and Australians in addition to our own U. S. forces. Although the airplane was originally intended for level bombing from medium altitudes, it was used extensively in the Pacific