B-25J
Mitchell, Venezuela Air Force
Continuing with
the commemoration 100 Year Anniversary of the Venezuela Air Force
Starting in
1947, Venezuela Air Force (FAV) received 40 medium-sized B-25 Mitchell
bombers; as part of the reimbursable assistance agreement program with the US
government. The first batch of B-25 arrived in Venezuela during late 1947 and
a last batch composed of 9 B-25J arrived in 1963. All of these planes were
assigned to the bomb squad 40 (B-40). Many of these planes were later returned
to the USA, and a few others are exhibited in museums and public plazas in
Venezuela.
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The model shown
here, is the well-known Revell B-25J Mitchell in 1/48 scale, painted basically
in aluminum (Testor Model Master acrylic paint), and it represents the B-25J
serial No. 13B40 from the B-40 medium-sized bombers squad that operated in the
FAV during the years 1960-1966. All decals were made at home using an Epson
inkjet printer.