The Mitsubishi G4M is a twin-engine, land-based medium bomber formerly manufactured by the Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Air Service (IJNAS) of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945.

Dec 28, 2018 · According to PacificWrecks.com, these airframes are G4M1 Model 11 (m/n 2806) and G4M1 Model 11 (m/n 1800) with the rear fuselage coming from a so far unidentified early-model G4M1. Reportedly both No.2806 and No.1800 rolled off the line at Mitsubishi’s Nagoya factory No.3 in Nagoya, Japan during May, 1943. 2806 served as tail code U-321 in ...

Nov 9, 2019 · Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 1 Attack Bomber / G4M1 Model 11 Betty manufacture number 1800. Assigned to the 702 Kōkūtai. Tail code U2-???. This bomber was abandoned on Ballale Airfield on the northern end of the island, resting on landing matt and fuel drums.

G4M2 Model 22 is equipped with two Mitsubishi MK4P Kasei 21 (1,800-hp) radial engines, leading to two subvariants, the 22A and 22B models which varied only in armament configurations.

G4M1 5019 crashed Gogora region, Guadalcanal, Mfg. 1 October 1941. A database of photographs, desctriptions and locations of WWII wreckage remaining in Pacific.

Two Mitsubishi MK4E Kasei 15 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radials rated at 1,530 hp for take-off, 1,400 hp at 2,600 m and 1,280 hp at 6,000 m, driving three-blade metal propellers (G4M1 Model 12).

Feb 24, 2015 · Japan's newest and most advanced bomber made the trip, disassembled and stacked on five ox-drawn farm carts, over unpaved roads! After arriving at the airfield, the first G4M was reassembled and flown by test pilot Katsuzo Shima on October 23, 1939.

A database of photographs, desctriptions and locations of WWII wreckage remaining in Pacific.

Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty' The G4M - Allied reporting-name 'Betty' - was the main 'heavy' bomber of the Japanese Navy during World War II. It was remarkable for its long range, but this was achieved by depriving the aircraft of armour while providing it with huge fuel tanks in the wings.

The G4M1 (Type 11) features two Mitsubishi MK4A-11 "Kasei" 14-cylinder radial engines, each producing 1,530 hp, a top speed of 425 km/h (315 km/h) and a range of up to 1,770 miles and a service cap of up to 28,000 feet.