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Aircraft
History
Built November 1940, possibly used for field testing as an escort gunship. Its initial unit assignment was with the 1st Kokutai, with Tail Number Z-985. Later, it was transferred to the Tainan Kokutai.
Wartime History
One of two Bettys being used as transport planes for the Tainan
Kokutai. The other was G6M1-L2 613 Tail Number V-902. Destroyed on the ground at Buna Airfield,
with the center section burned out during a strike by B-26s and P-400s on August 29, 1942.
Wreckage
A wing and tail section of this bomber are displayed at the end of the Buna
Airstrip, near the war memorials. A
second wing in poorer condition was likely transported to the nearby
Buna War Museum, it is displayed sticking vertically out of the ground.
References
Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko 'Betty' Units of World War 2 by Osamu Tagaya page 40, 42
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Last Updated
October 10, 2009
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