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Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi at Nagoya No. 3 Works during June 1942. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 1 Attack Bomber Hamaki / G4M1 Model 11 Betty Manufacture Number 1340. Wartime History Assigned to an unknown Kōkūtai (Air Group). No known markings. Mission History During 1942 or 1943, this Betty took off on a bombing mission against Guadalcanal. Over the target, crashed into the forest near The Gifu. Wreckage During 1995, the crash site was located by villagers from Barana who recovered the right outer wing to Barana Village Relic Display (Barana Museum). Peter Flahavin adds: "In 1995 the first things we noticed as the taxi pulled up was a large segment of Betty bomber wing, still with the red primer paint and most of the "meatball". There were also engine controls and a Zero drop tank leaning against a tree, from the Lunga Point area they said. Not wanting to see these items go the way of the Betty tail fin at Bloody Ridge the museum let it be known they would not be pleased if the aircraft remains went missing. These fragments were still there in 1996, although deteriorating and losing paint out in the open." During 2006, the control columns, instrument panel and radio were also on display. During 2006, two bomb racks and a piece of exterior skin with "340" were also placed on display. The manufacture number 1340 was stenciled on the interior of fuselage skin and on the bomb racks. References Air'Tell Research Report "G4M Serial Numbers" by Jim Long Thanks to Peter Flahavin for additional information Contribute
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