Mitsubishi G4M1
Mitsubishi G4M1 - Seth Lorinczi
The Mitsubishi “Betty” is my favorite Japanese airplane. With its rounded fuselage, archaic blisters and stepped cockpit, it strikes me as the epitome of late-30’s bomber design. As for its performance against Allied fighters, the less said the better.
The Betty’s last mission was to carry the Japanese surrender delegation to Ie Shima. Two G4M’s, hastily painted white with green crosses over hinomarus, made the trip there. From the photographic evidence, I’m guessing that one was a converted bomber and the other was a purpose-built transport, lacking bombsight glass, RF/DF loop and several small windows. Evidently, only one Betty made it home: I read the account of a Japanese officer who narrowly survived a no-fuel ditching en route back to Japan.
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