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No Joke ...
http://oldmachinepress.com/2012/09/02/n ... r-strafer/
"In 1943, North American Aviation (NAA) created an internal design for an improved attack bomber that would provide the firepower of the B-25H but with substantially improved performance. This evolution of the B-25 line was intended as an alternative to the heavily-armed and delayed Douglas A-26B Invader. Power was to be provided by a pair of Pratt & Whitney R-2800 air-cooled radial engines housed inside low-drag cowlings and driving a pair of cuffed, four-blade propellers with spinners."

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[Thread title is ridiculous btw]

Never seen those photos before, very cool.
Thanks for posting them, Mark

I have to say I'm surprised no one tried a variation on this theme either for racing, or as a super executive ship back when B-25's were a dime a dozen.

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Lest Hero-worship raise it's head and cloud our vision, remember that World War II was fought and won by the same sort of twenty-something punks we wouldn't let our daughters date.

Would have been a good April fools joke.

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Better is the enemy of Good.

The drawing has a family resemblance to the NAA XB-28:

(courtesy 1000aircraftphotos.com)

Sad ending for it; reminds me of the one in 1960 that lost its wings on an air tanker run. Were there many cases of Mitchells during the war that had wing failures on pullout?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

The new issue of Air Classics magazine has an article on the NA-98X.

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Lake Dallas, Republic of Texas

Neat stuff. I'm always amazed at the sheer number of variations applied to the B-25 Airframe

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Scott Rose
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