Mitsubishi G4M
The Mitsubishi G4M was a bomber aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was called "Betty" by the Allies for it's codename and was known as "Hamaki" ("Cigar") by Japanese Navy pilots.
It was known for its good performance and range, as well as its lightness. It however had almost a complete lack of protection for the crew and had no armor plating or self-sealing fuel tanks. American fighter aircraft took advantage of this during their confrontation of the Pacific War.[1]
Mitsubishi G4M Media
A Mitsubishi G4M1; with a non-standard roundel - a white square instead of the white circle surrounding the hinomaru.
Betty bombers during an air raid over Darwin, Australia.
A largely-intact G4M - minus its tail section - which crashed into the sea off the coast of Tulagi on 8 August 1942
Early production G4M1s of Kanoya Kōkūtai with the original shape tail cones.
721st Kōkūtai G4M2e bomber carrying an Ohka (image of a plastic model)
G4M2e Model 24 Tei launching a suicide Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka "Baka" (wind tunnel model experiment)
References
- ↑ Wheeler, Barry C. The Hamlyn Guide to Military Aircraft Markings. p. 64.