Seller: mccormickstreasurechest (3,196) 100% View seller's store: mccormicks hobby. Beaufighter A19-148 They had to fabricate the missing air scoops, install an engine, rebuild the cockpit . In November 2015, billionaire Paul Allen bought the wreck for his Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Seattle. Few would know it by its official designation, the Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber. ONCE AGAIN IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE MATERIAL SAVED AND THE STORY OF THE 5TH AIR FORCE PRESERVED BACK IN AMERICA. White G4M that carried the Japanese surrender delegation, 1945. It was brought to the United States aboard a U. S. Navy aircraft carrier along with 145 other Japanese aircraft selected for test and evaluation. The Nell was the scourge of China, ranging far and wide during the Sino-Japanese war that preceded WWII. We had takeout burgers and chili beans. The plane that was developed was the twin-engine Mitsubishi G4M Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber. C-121C Serial 54-0157 was 'relegation to storage at Davis Monthan Air Base'. Rather than pull all-nighters, he spent a lot of time in Cambridge playing poker. HASNT BEEN DONE BEFORE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Salvaged undertaken by Greinert in PNG have been under the basis of work (not yet completed) for their museum. THERE ARE STILL 800 WRECKS OUT THERE IN PNG ALONE AND A LOT OF THE GOOD ONES HAVE BEEN LEFT DUE TO TOURISM OR MIA ISSUES. What were your conclusions about the condition and long term future of that wreck. At that time, the requirements were unprecedented for a twin-engine, land-based attack bomber: flying at a top speed of 398 kph (247 mph) and an altitude of 3,000 m (9,845 ft), the new bomber had to fly a distance of 4,722 km (2,933 miles) without a torpedo or equivalent weight in bombs. You have salvaged the best P-40, P-47 and P-38. Every one knew they were there and no one did anything about it. I COULD DISCUSS THIS ISSUE FOR 50 PAGES AND STILL WOULD NOT HAVE COVERED THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF THE QUESTION YOU HAVE ASKED HERE. NOT REALLY. (AAF) The two Betty bombers made their way to Ie Shima along a route clearly delineated in a Japanese message to the Allied Command. It is estimated that by the end of the war, 5,000 pilots had died making Tokko attacks and the damage they wrought was severe. The B-25 gained fame after the DoolittleRaid on April 18th, 1942 in which seventy two B-25s, lead Colonel James Doolittle, bombed Japan in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. When carrying an 800-kg (1,768 lb) torpedo or the same weight in bombs, the Navy needed the bomber to fly at least 3,700 km (2,300 mi). The Betty was the product of excellent engineering pushed to the limit and then slightly beyond, to meet requirements created not by aviators but by military bureaucrats. TO ANSWER THE FIRST PART OF THIS QUESTION REQUIRES A VERY LONG AND DETAILED ANSWER AND ONE MORE SUITED TO A MORE SPECIFIC FORUM. Now they revived the technique with night torpedo missions against U.S. ships that were essentially blind. Mitsubishis G4M bomber went by many names, but perhaps the most appropriate would have been flaming coffin.. Mitsubishi aircraft were delivered to combat units in natural metal and spray-painted with camouflage in the fieldwithout the benefit of primer. SO YES IT IS PRICELESS BUT AS FAR AS ITS ALLEDGED HIGH VALUE I WOULDNT KNOW. The two rearmost and outermost Nells were, no surprise, found to suffer the highest casualties from opposing fighters. That object will convey many things to many different people. Greinert was responsible for having its salvage permit re-issued, a permit that was deemed illegal by the PAC.]. Both the YB-40 and the G6M1 were failures because they were too heavy to keep up with companion bombers that had dropped their ordnance. Why is little about yourself or projects published? The Japanese had become outstanding night pilots during the Sino-Japanese war, when they flew 500-mile missions in darkness purely by dead reckoning, sometimes serving as navigation lead ships for their own fighter escorts. In 2011 it was operated by Fighter Hangar 1, now known as the Texas Flying Legends Museum. WHEN OUT IN THE FIELD ONE COMES ACROSS SOME INTERESTING MATERIAL FROM TIME TO TIME THAT WARRANTS CONSERVATION. ONCE LOCATED WE DO THE RESEARCH TO DETERMINE THE STORY AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO MIA ISSUES INVOLVED. THIS I CONSIDER ALARMING AND A THREAT TO HERITAGE AND TOURISM. What is wreckage used for when exported? He incorporated 7.7 mm (.30 cal.) Those procurement officers were aware of the airplanes main flaw but chose to accept it, dooming many crews. wreck of betty japanese bomber in jungle, rabaul, east new britain, papua new guinea, pacific - betty bomber stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images Teenager Betty Burden plays with a young boy on a bomb site in Birmingham, 13th January 1951. The radio operator, navigator and bombardier could switch off positions if needed to the other gun positions. When it first appeared west of the Gilbert Islands, the Allies were surprised and thought . The G4M was a Japanese high-speed bomber-torpedo carrier. It was not recovered, rather restored in Arizona & flew itself to Australia and is registered as VH-EAG, Papua Greinert himself has promoted 'false facts' specifically, on WRG Discussion Board (WIX) under his alias 'Jungle Bob' or writing letters to PNG Museum with allegations about others. Mitsubishi G4M - Bombers land-based Type 1, G4M - Japanese torpedo bomber medium of naval aviation during the Second World War. Planes of Fame did not salvage any Pacific Wreck. Of a total of 273 F-82s produced, 20 were F-82Bs. The Type 91 was a remarkable torpedo that could be dropped at speeds in excess of 230 mph. Navy crews suffered 4,300 fatalities and 5,400 casualties, or seven percent of all crew casualties incurred during the entire Pacific war. The end had arrived for the Japanese and the BETTY bomber. Mitsubishi G4M-3 series Betty bomber. Robert Greinert with P-47 In order to achieve the G4Ms great range and performance, he was forced to equip it with the largest possible fuel tanks and to forego rubberized self-sealing protection for them. It carried one 20mm cannon and four 7.7mm machine guns. What do you feel should be done with remaining relics of war? For more information on donations and ways to give, please contact Liz Esparza at [email protected] or call (909) 597-3722, ext. The fuselage Hinomaru was outlined with a white square. Since the model is optimized for 1/900th scale, it is not ideal to print larger versions due to a lack of detail. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines. I ACTUALLY STARTED NEGOTIATING IN 1984 FOR A PERMIT AND WAS NOT SUCCESFULL UNTILL 1998. With no work done to date on P-38 project. Since 2000, Pacific Wrecks has emailed Greinert questions and clarification related to all wrecks he is involved with. Nakajima had no such opportunity with the G5N, which turned out to be underpowered and overly complex. The G4M had . The Allies called it the BETTY but the men that flew the airplane nicknamed it the 'Hamaki,' Japanese for cigar, a reference to the airplane's rotund, cigar-shaped fuselage. SIMPLY PERSONEL SATISFACTION KNOWING THAT THE STORY CAN BE TOLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. Many of the Grumman F4F Wildcats and Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers on display today were recovered from Lake Michigan years after training crashes sent them to rest on the murky bottom. all regions of the Pacific. When did you first travel to Papua New Guinea? history and its preservation", Anson Nose Section New Guinea National Museum to salvage aircraft, and is currently working to restore several aircraft and his own projects. Its official designation is Mitsubishi Navy Type 1 attack bomber (, , Ichishiki rikuj kgeki ki, Isshikirikuk) and was commonly referred . A VERY SELECT SAMPLE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES IS MORE LIKE WHAT I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN. Front-line combat units operated many variants and subvariants with different engines and armament packages. The Rikko assignment went straight to Mitsubishi, which had already paid its bomber-building dues with the G2M and G3M. This aircraft shot down a "Zero" and a "Betty" bomber over New Guinea in 1943. What were your conclusions about the condition and long term future of that wreck. In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earharts disappearance. More Videos Jim Morehead, who had flown in the Java campaign, was credited with three kills - added to his current two this was enough to . During the Malaya campaign, they took . Justin Taylan took his first trip to PNG in 1993. When did you first travel to Papua New Guinea? Before serial production of the Betty began in 1940, Mitsubishi was ordered to first create a G4M heavy fighter variant designated the G6M1. One ran off the runway during takeoff from Ie Shima and damaged its landing gear; the other ran out of fuel and ditched short of its destination in Japan. One of the best examples is located at the world-class Air Museum Planes of Fame in Chino, California. At Sioux Falls last summer, a good friend of Alan happened to find us, and we were thrilled to see him! This aircraft, coded '302,' was the last flyable bomber left at Rabaul by the end of WWII. The official Japanese surrender delegation had boarded these two BETTYs in Kyushu. OCCASSIONALY THERE HAS BEEN SOME HEARTACHE AS A RESULT OF A DISAGREEMENT HERE OR THERE BUT HEY THATS LIFE. Unknown to the crew of the Abele, the G4Ms carried the new single-seat, piloted flying bombs in their open bomb bays. Any corrections are verified and updated, CLARIFICATION This BETTY was flight-tested as Foreign Equipment Test number T2-2205. credit to gredwitch for making the model & plane. During the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945, the U. S. Navy lost 21 vessels sunk and 217 damaged. The Aichi D3A was the first Japanese aircraft to . Firstly the preservation of the memory of those involved in its manufacture and operation. Why were tourist attractions taken? guns in the nose, atop the mid-fuselage behind the cockpit, and on both sides of the fuselage behind the wing. After some practice runs the B-25 became the aircraft of choice, and the rest is history Harold Mac McDowell: B-25J Bettys Dream Radio/Gunner, 345th Bomb Group Association reunion, November 8-12, 2012. P-39 project? The Mitsubishis were large, ponderous targets and needed to follow stable courses during torpedo runs. Navy crews suffered 4,300 fatalities and 5,400 casualties, or seven percent of all crew casualties incurred during the entire Pacific war. THIS IS YOUR PERSONEL OPINION, NOT A STATEMENT OF FACT PROVEN BY HISTORY OR OTHER. Many items from the PNG museum's collection were removed in late 2000-1 by yourself and '75 Squadron'. These tanks were much lighter in weight than explosion-proof (also called 'self-sealing') gas tanks. Flames erupted from the Betty's fuselage, the nose dropped, and the bomber dived into the Pacific, exploding on impact. It missed, but it has been written that the entire corps of Rikko pilots, aware that they were riding fiery mounts, had agreed to seek out a target to crash into if their airplane was terminally damaged. Recently we were selected by the South Australian Government to repair and operate the Southern Cross replica. The plane is located in "Gredwitch's Stuff". She can easily apply heavy pressure on the point or in flanking lanes using both Hail of Bombs and Cluster Grenade . Initial results were impressive, but the Navy shelved the bomber for a time in favor of a variant to be called the G6M1. To expect them to preserve aircraft wrecks in outdoor situations is utter folly. CLARIFICATION The BETTY was so prone to ignite that the Allies nicknamed it the 'flying lighter.'. For the remainder of the war, the BETTY assembly line continued to run. By the time these talks ended World War II, Bettys Dream carried 22 mission symbols and two silhouettes representing sunken Japanese ships. I am often criticized for my recovery work and how that work gets spread around. OBVIOUSLY THAT CANT BE ACHIEVED FOR ALL WRECKS AS THERE WOULD NO WHERE TO PUT ALL THE DC3'S FOR EXAMPLE. . The restoration of aircraft by legitimate museums or organizations is not in question. How relics are owned by the state, but also how local compensation and tourism supersede removal, CLARIFICATION VINTAGE 1967 LINDBERG MITSUBISHI G4M3 BETTY BOMBER MODEL KIT 1:72 SCALE.576-200. The Japanese called them wingtip escorts, assumedly so-named from their position in the main formation, and they were gunned up with extra 20mm cannons in place of light machine guns. THE REST OF THE MATERIAL WAS ACQUIRED BY 75TH SQUADRON IN MELBOURNE. Wendell Hanson flew many B-25s in the war, and many variants, including the H and the J. . The aircraft is regularly flown to airshows throughout North America. Homeward bound, the Bettys were appropriately snakebit. Robert Greinert interview with Pacific Wrecks, Tell about your 'export permit' with the. SITTING IN A KUNAI PATCH FOR SIXTY YEARS IS NOT GOING TO PUT FOOD IN THE MOUTHS OF THEIR CHILDREN OR GET THEM THE CRITICAL MEDICINES THEY NEED. IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW MORE ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS ASK. Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bomber (LFS Reskin) Now here is another S h i t t y reskin. The Rikko was Admiral Isoroku Yamamotos idea, abetted by the young, air-minded naval officers in his orbit. Air Force photo by . TOO MANY TO RECOUNT. Pre-Owned. Many websites are hungry for content and if you dont feed them, they run off to secondary sources for there information. An MXY7 Ohka Model 11 suicide attack plane can be installed in place of the bombbay, or displayed on a carrier. The 'Betty', as the Mitsubishi bomber was called in the Allied code, proved itself an excellent combat aircraft on all fronts. The deal with Santa Monica somehow got derailed and the hulk was instead acquired by Ed Mahoney, who put in on display in Chinoa wrecked fuselage, inboard wings, engines and nacelleas a jungle diorama. The Sikorsky S-43 at the Pima Air and Space Museum, would not have survived had it not been for aircraft recovery pioneers such as Gary Larkins. The F6F Hellcat gave the U.S. Navy the edge it needed to beat the Japanese. The British had assembled a Singapore-based task force around the battlecruiser Repulse and the battleship Prince of Wales, with which they intended to protect their Southeast Asian territories. Tell about your 'export permit' with the PNG Museum I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT AVAIATION HISTORY AND ITS PRESERVATION. WE ARE CURENTLY PLANNING A WEB BASED PRODUCT EITHER ATTACHED TO ANOTHER WEBSITE OR A STAND ALONE TO TELL THE WHOLE STORY. Or are 'real identities' the attraction? Nobody is sure how many torpedoes hit the two British battlewagons, but three days after Pearl Harbor, wave after wave of Nells and Bettys achieved at least nine Type 91 hits and possibly as many as 21. What challenges do wrecks salvaged from PNG present? If its a rainy day: Homeade chili (Large), 10 wings, Fire and BBQ Pork and cheese fries and a coke float and a brownie (Dont judge its cold out) If I get fired I love to order Spicy Buffalo Chicken Fries, The Blackout AND the Mustang burgers, and some Nachos to wash that all down with (Dont worry . When salvaged, they are not always for historical value, often as 'parts' for larger restorations to be bought, sold & traded and only used as patterns or to copy. One bomber broke away and he pursued it. Lancaster bomber project still four years away from completion. They were painted in special 'surrender markings,' white overall with green crosses replacing the Japanese Hinomaru or red "meatball" national insignia. As the HARS army massed for the five year recovery plan one felt a personnel sense of achievement in having participated in the setting up of and running an organization that would lead to great works such as the Connies recovery to Australia. Medium Bomber. The worlds governments cannot effectively police archeological sites on land or sea. Physically, the G4Ms salient feature was a fat but graceful fuselage quite unlike the tapering configuration of typical WWII medium bombers. From 1967-1972 Bendix Field Engineering had 45-8835 in Columbia, MD. HOW OTHERS SEE IT IS THEIR BUSINESS. TO NOT PRESERVE HISTORY IS TO FORGET THE LESSONS OF THE PAST. Betty Bombers: Located inside the American Legion Post 135 building just off Forsyth Park, this retro eatery features freshly prepared American cuisine. With its large range and high speed, it became a nightmare for the Allies at the beginning of the war Gifts: You can experience the fun of your . involved with THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK GOING ON IN ANY RESTORATION INVOLVING A HUGE CREW OF PEOPLE. The first G4M prototype left the factory in September 1939 and made the trek to Kagamigahara Airfield since Mitsubishi's Nagoya plant had no company airstrip. THE B-25 STILL THERE REMAINS UNDER THREAT. I DONT CONSIDER MYSELF AS ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR. A G4M1 and a G6M1-L, whitewashed and given green-cross insignia, carried a group of Japanese officers assigned the job of arranging the details of surrender negotiations. AS REGARDS TOURISM AND IMPACT ON HISTORY, THATS AN ISSUE FOR GOVERNMENTS TO DECIDE. A Brief History. This feature originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Aviation History. THE P-40F RECOVERY [P-40F "Bone Crusher" 41-14112 & P-40F 41-14205] OUT OF VANAUTU WAS MY FIRST OVERSEAS RECOVERY. However, its agile escort flipped over and disappeared off Mooney's scope. ON MY FIRST VISIT TO POPPONDETTA I WAS APPROACHED BY THE LANDOWNERS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MOVE IT AND WERE FEARFULL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING SCRAPPED. WE FORWARD PLAN UP TO FIVE YEARS IN ADVANCE. Our Prime Minister John Howard has also honored the HARS recently with a personal visit and a $250,000 grant towards our new multimillion dollar facility in Albion Park. Mitsubishi tried again to reduce the bomber's tendency to burn. Like the Mitsubishi Zero Fighter (also in the NASM collection), the Hamaki soldiered on long after it became obsolete, even dangerous, to fly wherever Allied interceptors prowled. SOME RESTORATIONS ARE SLOW TO START BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT THERE OR INCOMPLETE. Judging by what Allen has done with other such acquisitions, it is possible that this Betty will someday fly again. Number T2-2205 RECOVERY work and how that work gets spread around clarification BETTY! 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