This skin represents a North American B-25J Mitchell III, of 2 Squadron, 
Royal Australian Air Force, based at Morotai in January 1945. The aircraft
portrayed in this skin has had a hard life! 

Thanks to Woolfman, Redeyes and RDF and anyone else I forgot.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was rather late in adopting the Mitchell, and actually operated only a relatively few examples of the type. The first Mitchells actually arrived in Australia almost immediately after Pearl Harbor, these planes being initially intended for the exiled Netherlands East Indies Air Force (NEIAF). However, these planes were quickly snapped up the USAAF. The NEIAF did not get their first permanent B-25s until late 1942. These served with No. 18 Squadron, which was formally a part of the RAAF but whose planes carried the Dutch flag insignia of the NEIAF and were flown largely by Dutch crews (although Australians as well as other nationalities also took part). 

It was not until the spring of 1944 that the Australians were to get Mitchells that were flown in RAAF insignia and which carried RAAF serials. Fortunately, by the spring of 1944, No. 18 Squadron had more than enough Mitchells than which could be used by just one squadron, and could now spare a few. Arrangements were made to re-equip the RAAF's No. 2 Squadron with these extra aircraft. The first batch of 20 B-25Ds were transferred from the Dutch contracts to the RAAF in late April of 1944. RAAF serials assigned to these planes were A47-1 to A47-20. They were followed in June/July by five more B-25Ds (A47-21/25) and seven B-25Js (A47-26/32). Five more B-25Ds (A47-33/37) were delivered in August of 1944 and two more B-25Js (A47-38 and -39) in September. Many of the later B-25Ds carried field modifications which included a tail gun, waist gun positions below the mid-upper turret, and "cheek" gun packs mounted on the side of the fuselage. 

The Mitchells replaced the Beauforts previously used by No. 2 Squadron. No. 2 Squadron flew sorties in cooperation with the Dutch-operated Mitchells of No. 18 Squadron against targets in the East Indies. Both squadrons achieved considerable success in the anti-shipping role. 

The final 11 Mitchells that were delivered to the RAAF were B-25Js serialed A47-40 to -50. They were handed over between April and August 1945. These aircraft came directly from the USAAF rather than from Dutch stocks. However, only two of them (A47-41 and A47-43) actually ended up with No. 2 Squadron. 

No. 2 Squadron ceased operations on November 14, 1945. Its aircraft were placed in storage until March of 1950 when most of them were scrapped. 
