Airplane USA B-25J Mitchell Silver Executive Sweet Bomber 13.5" Model Aircraft The B-25 first gained fame as the bomber used in the 18 April 1942 Doolittle Raid, in which 16 B-25Bs led by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle attacked mainland Japan, four months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The mission gave a much-needed lift in spirits to the Americans, and alarmed the Japanese who had believed their home islands were inviolable by enemy forces. On Nov-17-18 at 12:07:36 PST, seller added the following information: