The white-painted airplane carried officials charged with arranging details of the Japanese surrender. He incorporated 7.7 mm (.30 cal.) AS FOR MIA SITES I DONT GO NEAR THEM UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. How much of salvaged aircraft can actually be used? The F-82B on display, Betty-Jo, flew from Hawaii to New York on Feb. 27-28, 1947, a distance of 5,051 miles, the longest non-stop flight ever made by a propeller-driven fighter. The press ran articles of stolen RAAF aircraft and alike. In 2011 it was operated by Fighter Hangar 1, now known as the Texas Flying Legends Museum. What are your feelings about the 'Swamp Ghost'? Not a single Betty survives as anything more than a battered, partial hulka situation unique among warbirds built in such numbers and active in so much combat. https://www.historynet.com/mitsubishi-g4m-betty-bombed/, Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot. AND THE ACTIVITIES ARE WELL RECORDED IN PUBLICATIONS AND ALIKE OVER TIME, CREDIBLE MEDIA OUTLETS SUCH AS Classic Wings Magazine PROVIDE EXCELLENT COVERAGE. To ensure the long term survival of an object for the benefit of future generations is one of the greatest privileges a person can have in life. SOME RESTORATIONS ARE SLOW TO START BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT THERE OR INCOMPLETE. Remains of German WWII Junkers Ju 88 bomber recovered from Thames Estuary. Its official designation is Mitsubishi Navy Type 1 attack bomber (, Ichishiki rikuj kgeki ki, Isshikirikuk) and was commonly referred to by Japanese Navy pilots as Hamaki (, "cigar", lit. Scratch built from 6, 3 and 2mm Depron. It was codenamed Betty by the Allies. Or, is it always cheaper to recover a 'real' wreck than to make new ones? Our B-25 is painted in honor of Capt. What made the Hellcat Such an Effective Zero Buster? Or, is it always cheaper to recover a 'real' wreck than to make new ones? G4M Betty in flames after being shot down by the PB4Y-1 "Porter's Posse" of VB-106 off the coast of Biak Island on May 15, 1944. Storied triple ace Bud Anderson, 100, explains how the P-51 Mustang saved the world., History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. They ranged across the length and breadth of the Pacific Theater, attacking targets from the Aleutians to Australia. Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), PACIFIC AIRCRAFT WRECKS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM. The distance was well withing the range of U. S. Navy combat air patrols. NASM restoration staff began working on the aircraft in January 1994. PLANS ARE A FOOT AND THEY WILL BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE SOON ENOUGH [in late April, early May 2006 B-17E 41-2446 aka 'Swamp Ghost' was salvaged. A view from above, also an indication of how far Betty fell when in the elevator. CLARIFICATION Talk About Your Organization 'HARS' However, by calculating the speed of the Japanese G4M Betty bomber that would carry Yamamoto, probable wind speed, the enemy's probable flight path, and assuming that Yamamoto would be as . The Japanese might have thought that amusing, but they called the Mitsubishi G4M Rikko, truncating their phrase for land-based attack bomber. (The G4Ms predecessor, the Mitsubishi G3M Nell, was also called Rikko.). 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. The Bettys swan song would have involved a fleet of some 60 troop-carrying G4Ms (their roomy fuselages made them particularly appropriate for this) that were to simultaneously land on Guam, Saipan and Tinian. The Mitsubishi G4M Type 1 "Betty" was a medium bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. We weathered the storm, created by people who suffered more from tall poppy syndrome and jealousy than pragmatism. The rocket planes were heavymore than 4,700 poundsso the overloaded Bettys carrying them were particularly vulnerable to fighter interception. The recovery of the Beaufighters caused a national stir. Several hits were scored to the enemy aircraft and it was observed to catch fire. WETHER THE WRECK COMES OUT OR NOT IS A GOVERNMENT DETERMINATION. Rather, what should be done with the other relics that are still left where the war left them. Pappy Gunn, an engineer in Australia, removed the bombardier-navigator from his greenhouse compartment in the nose of a B-25 and found he could install eight forward-firing .50-caliber machine guns in the aircraft. Jim Morehead, who had flown in the Java campaign, was credited with three kills - added to his current two this was enough to . The 345th Bomb Group Association reunion, November 8-12, 2012, commemorated the 70th anniversary of the group's activation at Columbia Army Air Base on November 11, 1942. Every major aviation museum has, or is actively locating crash sites for potential exhibits or restorations. 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. CLARIFICATION My parents had migrated to Australia on a Connie and I recall their various reminisce of their first flight in an airplane. Japan's newest and most advanced bomber made the trip, disassembled and stacked on five ox-drawn farm carts, over unpaved roads! APART FROM THE P47 PARTS ACQUIRED FOR OUR P47 PROJECT, WE WERE GIVEN THE TAIL OF [P-39F 41-38351] BY THE MUSEUM FOR OUR INHOUSE P-39 PROJECT. Justin Taylan took his first trip to PNG in 1993. He has an aircraft recovery permit On June 27, 1950, all-weather F-82Gs shot down the first three North Korean airplanes destroyed by U.S. forces. I PREFER TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL MATERIAL IN THE REBUILD AS POSSIBLE AND I GO TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO SEE THAT IS ACHIEVED. The Betty design would work. In July 1937, the new Mitsubishi G3M bomber (Allied codename NELL) went into service in China. . What are your feelings about the 'Swamp Ghost'? Is there anything left in PNG still worth salvaging? The B-25, 45-8835, switched hands a couple of times in Canada including, Aurora Aviation Ltd, G&M Aircraft Ltd and eventually ended up back in the United States at Aero Trader in Chino, CA in 1993. A Brief History. 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 . The nose art features Betty Grable, the number one pinup girl of the World War II era.The aircraft's name takes after a song made very popular by Doris Day in 1945. ONCE AGAIN THESE ARE ISSUES FOR GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE The terminal extension did not impact either aircraft or known landowner issues according to Oro Tourism board. Lieutenant Den Sudo emerges from the cockpit of his Mitsubishi G6M1-La "wingtip escort" heavy fighter variant of the G4M1 "Betty" bomber converted to a transportat Ie Shima on August 19, 1945. THIS REALLY IS A QUESTION OF POLICY FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM TO ANSWER. Rate-of-climb was 1,800 feet-per-minute. You have salvaged a variety of aircraft from PNG that were displayed at airports and their museum. Flights will be offered on the third Saturday of each month subject to any weather or mechanical/maintenance restrictions. What is the completion date or timeline for this project? Price was cheap!! On that day, fifty P-40s would take to the air to meet the attackers. SIMPLY PERSONEL SATISFACTION KNOWING THAT THE STORY CAN BE TOLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CERTAINLY GIVEN THE HIGH COST OF RECOVERY IN PNG AND I FAIL TO SEE HOW ANYONE CAN MAKE A PROFIT. Rather, they are lacking the 'luxuries of life, CLARIFICATION Physically, the G4Ms salient feature was a fat but graceful fuselage quite unlike the tapering configuration of typical WWII medium bombers. Same engines, same twin-engine configuration, same size, give it some gunsjust make it a lot faster and longer-legged.. With sale prices of restored warbirds so high, and even projects expensive, what is the 'value' of wrecked aircraft? How much of salvaged aircraft can actually be used? Interview April 2006. One specially detailed Betty crew was even assigned to seize a Superfortress and fly it back to Japan. VINTAGE 1967 LINDBERG MITSUBISHI G4M3 BETTY BOMBER MODEL KIT 1:72 SCALE.576-200. A LOT OF THE SPECULATION AND MYTH PROMOTED BY PEOPLE SUCH AS YOURSELF WILL BE DEALT WITH. . I RECOVER IN ORDER THAT HISTORY CAN BE SAVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. EVERYBODY KNEW ABOUT THEM, NOBODY WAS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, IT WAS GREAT TO SAVE THEM AND SEE THEM GO TO GOOD HOMES. Ericka Woolever, 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Photographer, documents the landing of a B-1B Lancer after supporting a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Feb. 21, 2023. 09 November: Dick's Lindberg XB-70 Restoration 09 November: Monogram Air Power Set YouTube Video! Wendell Hanson flew many B-25s in the war, and many variants, At Sioux Falls last summer, a good friend of Alan happened to find us, and we were thrilled to see him! Recently we were selected by the South Australian Government to repair and operate the Southern Cross replica. Anson Interior. When the Betty/Ohka combination reaching Allied shipping, the Ohka pilot would detach, ignite . 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. salvager and restorer, and owner of World War II aircraft at HARS. The savings in airframe weight allowed the G4M to attack targets at unprecedented ranges. WHEN ALL ADDED UP, THE COST OF RECOVERY EXCEEDED THE THEORETICAL "PROJECT VALUE" OF THE WRECK BY A WHOOPING $200,000 USD. At the age of 17 I came across an article in Air Classics magazine outlining the recovery of a P-39 Airacobra [P-39 "Erminie" 41-6951, actually recovered by CART and aquired by Beck] in North Queensland by Syd Beck. Secondly, the memory of the purpose for which that object was created, whether it is for peaceful or war purposes. Mitsubishi G4M Betty of 4 Kokutai at low level flight. Yamamotos idea, however, was not to build more shipsyou could buy a thousand airplanes for the cost of a warship, he once saidbut to build a land-based bomber with huge range and great speed that could quickly fly far out to sea and fight naval battles, either defending the fleets capital ships or attacking the enemy. Greinert was/is From the replica 1903 Kitty Hawk Flyer built by the Wright Brothers through aircraft of the Great War of 1914-1918, including an actual flying veteran of that war. Fifteen of the 17 unescorted Bettys were shot down. The white Bettys flew from Japan to Ie Shima, a small Okinawan island, where the Japanese were transferred to a C-54 and carried on to Manila to meet with Douglas MacArthur and his staff. 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. Whether his engineering team found it aesthetically pleasing is open to question. PNG's population is not starving or lacing 'basics of life', (Americans do not have universal health care / meds!) Betty's Dream first flew in March of 1999 including it's new bomb bay doors which were taken off while it was being used as a fire bomber. The atomic bombs put an end to this sideshow. Thus was born the low-level B-25 strafer. In this, he talks about his last run in a B-25. Mitsubishi G4M - Bombers land-based Type 1, G4M - Japanese torpedo bomber medium of naval aviation during the Second World War. In 1994 restoration was started to create Betty's Dream. In reply I would simply advise that if you dont believe in preserving history for future generations (and it cant be done in the bush) stay behind your computers and get out of the way so we can get on with the job. During the Malaya campaign, they took . This aircraft shot down a "Zero" and a "Betty" bomber over New Guinea in 1943. CLARIFICATION The only wreck known to be salvaged by USAF Museum is a O-38F. The Type 91 was a remarkable torpedo that could be dropped at speeds in excess of 230 mph. THE MUSEUM APPEARS TO HAVE A POLICY CHANGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY REGARDING WHAT CAN POSSIBLY BE REGARDED AS THE "OVER COLLECTION " OF WAR RELICS. Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, []. The debate is over what to do with those relics (leave them in situ, protect them, salvage them), CLARIFICATION The Naval Aviation Museum's salvaged aircraft from Great Lakes are a mix of recoveries and illegal salvage seizures. How relics are owned by the state, but also how local compensation and tourism supersede removal, CLARIFICATION The Mitsubishis were large, ponderous targets and needed to follow stable courses during torpedo runs. The D3A was the primary dive-bomber for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The end result was Yamamoto's Betty crashing into the jungle just west of Buin, killing all . THERE ARE SOME STRATEGIC RELICS SUCH AS [Ki-49 Hellen 3220] AT ALEXISHAFEN THAT SHOULD REMAIN WHERE THEY ARE. During the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945, the U. S. Navy lost 21 vessels sunk and 217 damaged. B-25s from the 501st Bomb Squadron of the Air Apaches escorted Mitsubishi Betty surrender aircraft en route to Ie Shima in August 1945. After arriving at the airfield, the first G4M was reassembled and flown by test pilot Katsuzo Shima on October 23, 1939. The Aboriginal elders at Kalambaru were so impressed with our passion and our sense of history that they gave us the aircraft. However, its agile escort flipped over and disappeared off Mooney's scope. 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. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO UNDERTAKE A PROFIT MAKING EXERCISE. After the war, the USAAF was test-flying at least one Betty that had been captured in the Philippines, one of four or five flyable G4Ms that the U.S. liberated. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMPLETION OF MANY MUSEUM PROJECTS AND UNDERTAKEN THE RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT FROM MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING RUSSIA. The Airacomet was the first jet aircraft in U.S. service, and this example, s/n 12-108777, is believed to be the tenth airframe in the production run. 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. These tanks were much lighter in weight than explosion-proof (also called 'self-sealing') gas tanks. The museum displays the only complete Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber in a setting depicting the way it was located in the jungle. It is impossible to recover everything. One of the best examples is located at the world-class Air Museum Planes of Fame in Chino, California. THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK GOING ON IN ANY RESTORATION INVOLVING A HUGE CREW OF PEOPLE. Our model is a B-25J which didnt have a nose gunner but instead had eight .50 caliber machine guns controlled by the pilot. All of a sudden my world changed and I decided that maybe it was just possible and one should start looking. What do you consider yourself: Six escorting Zeros flew guard but in a matter of seconds, the Air Corps pilots shrugged off the escorting fighters and sent both BETTYs crashing down in flames. As Yamamoto flew south 16 US P38 Lightnings were heading north from Honiara to intercept him. 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. 2011-2016 Texas Flying Legends Museum, All Right Reserved. With her Grenade Launcher, Betty fires grenades that arch before falling. The coleslaw was great!! I TRADE PARTS GLOBALLY SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU CANT GET A LOT OF THE STUFF NEEDED FROM THE JUNGLE. Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre's Lancaster bomber - known as Just Jane - is three years into a 10-year restoration project to get it airborne. Only after we removed the aircraft did those, who had done nothing, complain about our act of preservation. Navy leaders hoped that by increasing the number of defensive cannons, the G6M1 could become a heavy escort fighter for other bombers but this diversion failed to live up to expectations, and the Navy ordered the G4M1 into production. HOW OTHERS SEE IT IS THEIR BUSINESS. The Rikko assignment went straight to Mitsubishi, which had already paid its bomber-building dues with the G2M and G3M. New Guinea National Museum. I SUSPECT THERE IS MORE MYTH AND SPECULATION ABOUT THE ALLEDGED VALUE OF THESE WRECKS. It was not recovered, rather restored in Arizona & flew itself to Australia and is registered as VH-EAG. Two major portions survive: the nose including the entire flight deck, and ten feet of the fuselage. RESTORATION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO THE HIGHEST MUSEUM STANDARDS WITH EXTREME EMPHASIS ON ORIGINALITY AND COMPLETENESS. Every one knew they were there and no one did anything about it. THE MEMORY OF OUR FATHERS IS NOT SERVED WELL BY A PILE OF CUT SCRAP THAT HAS BEEN DRAGGED IN FROM THE BUSH AND SMELTED IN THE LOCAL SCRAPYARD. License: Freeware - Free version, Do Not Redistribute. ONE DOES WHAT ONE MUST DO, SAVE FOR THE FUTURE. AS REGARDS TOURISM AND IMPACT ON HISTORY, THATS AN ISSUE FOR GOVERNMENTS TO DECIDE. The only Betty remnant in Japan is owned by a wealthy automotive importer/exporter, Nobuo Harada. Wendell Hanson flew many B-25s in the war, and many variants, including the H and the J. The U.S. Army Air Forces would later try the same thing with its YB-40s, which were B-17s carrying 18 or even more .50-caliber guns, flying as formation escorts. Bomber missions demonstrate the credibility of U.S. forces to address a complex and uncertain security environment.(U.S. In the confusion, the Japanese troops were to destroy as many B-29s as possible and then head into the jungles to continue fighting as guerrillas. At the moment that Captain Smith crashed the plane into the Empire State Building, Betty Lou Oliver was working on the 80 th floor as an elevator attendant. PACIFIC AIRCRAFT WRECKS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM BY CHARLES DARBY IS ALSO ANOTHER USEFULL STARTING POINT. 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. Amid it all came one of the Bettys most notorious flights: the mission to carry Admiral Yamamoto on an inspection tour of the Solomon Islands in April 1943. I developed a longing to own a WWII fighter to fly but never imagined it possible. . See more ideas about mitsubishi, wwii aircraft, imperial japanese navy. A VERY SELECT SAMPLE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES IS MORE LIKE WHAT I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN. WHAT I DO OBJECT TO IS PEOPLE PUTTING STUFF OUT THAT IS INCORRECT AND THEN FAILING TO CORRECT IT WHEN THE ERRORS ARE POINTED OUT. THE B-25 STILL THERE REMAINS UNDER THREAT. IT IS TRULY ONE OF THE MOST MAGICAL COUNTRIES ON THE PLANET HistoryNet.com is brought to you by HistoryNet LLC, the worlds largest publisher of history magazines. ITS TRUE VALUE IS IN THE HISTORY AND THE STORY IT WILL TELL FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS PWD OFTEN GET IT WRONG AND ARE RELUCTANT TO CHANGE THEIR REPORTINGS WHEN THE ERRORS ARE EXPOSED. You have salvaged a variety of aircraft from PNG that were displayed at airports and their museum. Greinert surveying The G4M2 was a complete redesign but it did not overcome the airplane's vulnerability to Allied firepower. If this does not work then try restarting the game. What projects are you involved and accountable with the PNG Museum? Sentimental Journey (44-83514) is the nickname of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber. For me it is two things. Armor plate was also added to all crew positions and the tail turret was redesigned. I DONT TALK ABOUT IT MUCH AND I RARELY GIVE INTERVIEWS. Meet Americas Highest Scoring Living Fighter Ace. Seller: mccormickstreasurechest (3,196) 100% View seller's store: mccormicks hobby. 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. Made by Mitsubishi, the same company that made the Zero . Few would know it by its official designation, the Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber. Invariably those sources dont have a clue as to whats going on or how its actually happening but they still go out of their way to promote false facts. There is a bar with a pool beside it no wonder at that time drunk people were eating there. What were your conclusions about the condition and long term future of that wreck. The fuselage Hinomaru was outlined with a white square. Anti-aircraft guns decimated them. G3Ms attacked in large vee formations of 27 aircraft stacked in nine mini-vees of three aircraft each, a formation-flying nightmare. I HAD TO PAY MY OWN AIRFARES, ACCOMODATION AND ALIKE SO THERE WAS NO GOVERNMENT FREEBIES. The importance of this piece as an artifact from the Commonwealth Air Training Scheme did not go unnoticed and eventually the Australian War Memorial approached me with a view to acquiring it. Casualties were horrific. IS IT REALLY THE GREATEST WW2 WRECK LEFT? It worked for a while, but increasingly inexperienced G4M crews and the chaos of night attacks rendered even these desperate measures ineffective. When did you first travel to Papua New Guinea? Pre-Owned. WE FORWARD PLAN UP TO FIVE YEARS IN ADVANCE. A LOT OF THE WORK WE DO IS DETAILED IN THE CURRENT P-47 ARTICLE FEATURED IN Classic Wings Magazine. Late in World War II, the Dai-ichi Kaigun Koku Gijitsusho (1st Naval Air Technical Arsenal) at Yokosuka, Japan, designed the MXY7-K1 to teach less experienced pilots to fly the Model 11 "Ohka" (Cherry Blossom) kamikaze suicide rocket bomb. The B-25 was crewed by six men; pilot, copilot, bombardier or nose gunner, radio operator or waist gunner, flight engineer or navigator and tail gunner. It was recovered from New Guinea in 1991 by warbird salvager Bruce Fenstermaker, in a joint venture with the Santa Monica Museum of Flying. Contributing editor Stephan Wilkinson recommends for further reading: Mitsubishi G4M Betty, by Martin Ferkl, and Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko Betty Units of World War 2, by Osamu Tagaya. Kagamigahara was 48 km (30 miles) to the north. 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 Bettys Type 92 machine guns were license-built World War I Lewis guns. One bomber broke away and he pursued it. "Estrella Warbirds Museum is accepting donations for a seat on board the restored World War II Veteran, a C-47B, Betsy's Biscuit Bomber. It was propelled by a tiny radial engine fueled by kerosene and compressed air, and had a surprisingly sophisticated automatic roll-control mechanism. We are now sought out by governments and institutions, nationally and internationally, for our expertise in the restoration and operation of vintage aircraft. Hand held and operating through a 20-degree arc, it required a pursuing fighter to voluntarily position itself within the cannons tiny field of fire, though this limitation was removed in later versions of the Betty. Before serial production of the Betty began in 1940, Mitsubishi was ordered to first create a G4M heavy fighter variant designated the G6M1. A WW2 bomber crashes on an island that turns out to be inhabited by an all-female society, whose mating rituals entail the death of the male. In his post Mr Campbell said, "Christopher Luxon might be able to rescue his party from stupidity on climate change, but rescuing this from a well he has dug himself might be harder.". A FORTHCOMING ARTICLE IN Classic Wings Magazine will be dealing with the P-40F recovery. What do you say to those worldwide who would like to visit this wreck, and see it remain there the way the war left it? What do you say to those worldwide who would like to visit this wreck, and see it remain there the way the war left it? I still actively serve as the Societys Secretary and head of the Sheet metal /Restoration division. IF WE GET INVOLVED WITH OTHER GROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS ITS FOR THE BEST OF THE PROJECT AND THE CONTINUING MESSAGE OF PRESERVING HISTORY. The crash caused her to be thrown out of her vehicle, and as well as suffering from severe burns, Betty had a broken pelvis . I USE IT ALL THE TIME. Nor was it a factor during the early days of WWII, when Bettys ranged virtually unopposed against the Philippines, Australia and, in their greatest single victory, against the Royal Navy. SURPLUS MATERIAL IS DONATED. Drum-fed from an archaic 47-round pancake magazine atop the gun, the Lewis had a long history of aviation use. The recovery of aircraft is never an easy task and it was a great thrill to be part of one of aviation's great adventures with the recovery of the Super Constellation VH-EAG from the Tucson desert. THESE GUYS RECENTLY CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF LILLY AND HELEN BOMBERS ON THE PNG NORTH COAST FOR POTENTIAL SALVAGE TO ORDER FOR AN AMERICAN COLLECTOR(S). He took over work on the Betty after returning from a fact-finding trip to the U.S. in 1938. A LOT OF PEOPLE, VETERANS, ENTHUSIASTS, MUSEUMS ETC COME TO US AND ASK US TO HELP. Location, recovery and preservation of these objects is a an obligation and serves as a permanent reminder of their sacrifice. Only two months later, the Navy issued a specification to Mitsubishi for a NELL replacement. About half the crew manned the defensive gun positions. No one ever imagined it would grow to the organization it has today but it certainly has become one of the foremost organizations in the field of aviation preservation. The last B-36 Bomber built in Fort Worth, was restored to museum quality in 4 years and 44,000 man hour plus almost $600.000.00. Wendell had so much to share, we did a second part. On October 23, 1939, the Japanese G4M, named the "Betty" bomber by the Allies, made its maiden flight. Like the Zero, its speed and ordnance-carrying capabilities were very good at the expense of crew protection. Charles E. Pop Rice, Jr. who became Operations Officer of the 499th Squadron and was assigned to Bettys Dream in June of 1945. With no work done to date on P-38 project. C-121C Serial 54-0157 was 'relegation to storage at Davis Monthan Air Base'. | Designed by Brent Peterson Digital Ink. PNG Museum allows only for museum to museum basis, are granted in exchange for work done 1:1 related to projects. It featured a crew of two (pilot, gunner) and . THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT HISTORY IS BEING SAVED ALL THE TIME AND THE STORY GETS TO BE TOLD THROUGH THE MACHINES. This maintained the internal fuel capacity but adversely affected the airplanes aerodynamics. . Or are 'real identities' the attraction? IT HAD BEN ILLEGALLY REMOVED FROM THE TRADITIONAL LANDOWNERS PROPERTY IN THE EARLY 1970'S AND THEN ILLEGALLY ERRECTED AT THE AIRPORT (SO CALLED FOR TOURISM PURPOSES) EVENTUALLY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TOLD THE LANDOWNERS IN WRITING TO REMOVE THE CRAFT. Evidently, only the pieces that survive today arrived at the storage facility at Park Ridge, Illinois, during the late 1940s. The radio operator, navigator and bombardier could switch off positions if needed to the other gun positions. ITS THE SAME SET OF RULES THAT I FOLLOW AND IT WILL NOT VARY FOR ANYONE ELSE. displays a restored SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber recovered by the US Navy from underwater in Lake Michigan where it had lain since 1944. Delivery & Pickup Options - 294 reviews of Betty Bombers "Went there past 9pm, nice ambience, three people were there and i thought uh oh, hope that their food is good and it was!! According to PIMA, P-47D was 'sold' to them, and two P-40Ks were 'donated' in the same transaction with Greinert, CLARIFICATION There was no self-sealing mechanism, which would have required a 1-inch-thick soft rubber layer weighing about 660 pounds, either inside or outside the fuel tanks, substantially reducing the tanks capacity. CLARIFICATION WE ARE CURENTLY PLANNING A WEB BASED PRODUCT EITHER ATTACHED TO ANOTHER WEBSITE OR A STAND ALONE TO TELL THE WHOLE STORY. Why were tourist attractions taken? At Sioux Falls last summer, a good friend of Alan happened to find us, and we were thrilled to see him! The Japanese thought that was unfair, and Yamamotos desire to build a fleet of very-long-range torpedo bombersno aircraft carriers neededwas in part a way to circumvent the Washington treaty: If we cant build floating warships, lets build flying warships. The G4M was a Japanese high-speed bomber-torpedo carrier. Language: English. This version was called the G4M Model 34. 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