For the Betty, however, it was all downhill from there. A view from above, also an indication of how far Betty fell when in the elevator. 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. But none of this mattered, because the Betty had a fatal flaw, and Kiro Honjo knew it. 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. 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. Escorted by four RNZAF Vought F4U-1 Corsair fighters, it was flown to Jacquinot Bay on October 14,1945 by Warrant Officer Kataoka Goro . Flights will be offered on the third Saturday of each month subject to any weather or mechanical/maintenance restrictions. Some sources claim that Japan bought the original Douglas DC-4 prototype, the unsuccessful triple-tail design called the DC-4E, to serve as a model for a four-engine G4M. THE REST OF THE MATERIAL WAS ACQUIRED BY 75TH SQUADRON IN MELBOURNE. 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. Whether his engineering team found it aesthetically pleasing is open to question. Talk About Your Organization 'HARS' I BELIEVE PEOPLE WILL ENJOY IT. The Allies called it the BETTY but to the men that flew the airplane, it was popularly, but unofficially, the 'Hamaki,' Japanese for cigar, in honor of the airplane's rotund, cigar-shaped fuselage. The NASM G4M Model 34 BETTY is not complete but it is the best-preserved example of this famous aircraft in the world. It was the primary dive bomber in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and participated in almost all actions, including Pearl Harbor. Flames erupted from the Betty's fuselage, the nose dropped, and the bomber dived into the Pacific, exploding on impact. Betty La Bomba is a Damage Champion in Paladins, added on March 23rd, 2022. A Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It is based at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Mesa, Arizona, US. 72" span. About half the crew manned the defensive gun positions. TOO MANY TO RECOUNT. Only two months later, the Navy issued a specification to Mitsubishi for a NELL replacement. 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. Operationally, BETTY crews achieved much in their first year of combat. None of this mattered during the Sino-Japanese campaign, when Bettys were escorted by the new, long-range A6M2 Zero. To re-balance the bomber, dihedral was added to the horizontal stabilizer. In 2011 it was operated by Fighter Hangar 1, now known as the Texas Flying Legends Museum. What do you consider yourself: salvager, restorer? The Type 91 had been designed specifically for the Hawaii attack and Pearl Harbors shallow water, though there it was carried by single-engine, carrier-launched Nakajima B5N2 Kates. Pacific Wrecks has been in contact with Greinert since 2000, and emailed him questions and clarification related to all wrecks he is involved with, and he has reviewed information related to his activities. The museum displays the only complete Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber in a setting depicting the way it was located in the jungle. A LOT OF PEOPLE, VETERANS, ENTHUSIASTS, MUSEUMS ETC COME TO US AND ASK US TO HELP. The Betty stocked some 37 Japanese bomber groups . Nor did he provide armor for the crew. Greinert was responsible for having its salvage permit re-issued, a permit that was deemed illegal by the PAC.]. Describe a bit about export permits WE HAVENT BEEN INTO SOME OF THE RESTORATIONS THAT LONG Hasegawa Item # hsg00550. What are your feelings about the 'Swamp Ghost'? Justin Taylan took his first trip to PNG in 1993. I BELIEVE IT WAS CHARLES DARBY WHO SUCCINTLY PUT IT THAT "ALL WRECKS" SHOULD BE SAVED WHERE POSSIBLE FOR POSTERITY. As Yamamoto flew south 16 US P38 Lightnings were heading north from Honiara to intercept him. Despite a distinct military bent, my work over the last 30 years in vintage aviation has been about preserving aviation objects 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. Initial results were impressive, but the Navy shelved the bomber for a time in favor of a variant to be called the G6M1. Or, is it always cheaper to recover a 'real' wreck than to make new ones? IS IT REALLY THE GREATEST WW2 WRECK LEFT? They called the design the snail, sometimes translated as slug.. Two major portions survive: the nose including the entire flight deck, and ten feet of the fuselage. THERE ARE SOME STRATEGIC RELICS SUCH AS [Ki-49 Hellen 3220] AT ALEXISHAFEN THAT SHOULD REMAIN WHERE THEY ARE. 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. It carried a huge explosive charge, and bore large wooden tailfins that stabilized it in flight and broke away when the torpedo entered the water. The tail of the Betty Bomber. 30 October: Special Project . TO ANSWER THE FIRST PART OF THIS QUESTION REQUIRES A VERY LONG AND DETAILED ANSWER AND ONE MORE SUITED TO A MORE SPECIFIC FORUM. THIS REALLY IS A QUESTION OF POLICY FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM TO ANSWER. Destined to be the main Japanese land-based bomber for the entire war, it was, like other Japanese planes, state of the art at the beginning of World War II but grossly outmatched by American models later in the war. THE RESTORATIONS ARE BEING CONDUCTED ON A FREE OF CHARGE BASIS WITH COMPLETION DATES. When the Betty/Ohka combination reaching Allied shipping, the Ohka pilot would detach, ignite . In July 1937, the new Mitsubishi G3M bomber (Allied codename NELL) went into service in China. You have salvaged a variety of aircraft from PNG that were displayed at airports and their museum. 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. After arriving at the airfield, the first G4M was reassembled and flown by test pilot Katsuzo Shima on October 23, 1939. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines. He took over work on the Betty after returning from a fact-finding trip to the U.S. in 1938. This version was called the G4M Model 34. I FIRST TRAVELLED TO PNG IN 1984. Is salvage a thing of the past? Mitsubishi G4M-3 series Betty bomber. In the early 80s a decision was made by a group within HARS to recover and return to Sydney a pair of very corroded and incomplete Bristol Beaufighters [A19-144 and A19-148] in Western Australia. The capacity dropped because of the material inserted in the tank to block leaking fuel when gunfire perforated the tank. It currently consists of a fully restored fuselage, much of it fabricated by Haradas restorers, in a museum near Tokyo. Front-line combat units operated many variants and subvariants with different engines and armament packages. Japanese Navy pilots called it "" Hamaki (Cigar), due to its cylindrical shape. Greinert surveying 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. SO WHAT WAS THE POINT? Many one-of-a-kind aircraft on display in museums owe their existence to wreck chasers. Mention some of your work in PNG 1990 to present LIKE I SAID, ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THIS SORT OF WORK SHOULD APPLY TO THE MUSEUM FOR A SET OF GUIDELINES. ANYBODY WISHING TO APPLY FOR AN EXPORT PERMIT FROM PNG OR ANYWHERE ELSE SHOULD FIRST CONTACT THE [PNG] NATIONAL MUSEUM. Anson Interior. Yet, items recovered have been traded, donated and sold to other organizations, or other items not part of promised projects salvaged for others, who do not have their own permits in that country. Why were tourist attractions taken? The NASM G4M Model 34 BETTY is not complete but it is the best-preserved example of this famous aircraft in the world. Therefore, this was a bomber similar to the ones used by the US to penetrate deep inside German lines. I became totally enraptured in the shapes and stories of the various aircraft. YOU NEED TO TALK TO THE MUSEUM AND OR '75 SQUADRON'. The savings in airframe weight allowed the G4M to attack targets at unprecedented ranges. "Estrella Warbirds Museum is accepting donations for a seat on board the restored World War II Veteran, a C-47B, Betsy's Biscuit Bomber. The admirals own noted punctuality doomed him, for the two G4Ms carrying him and his aides intersected perfectly with 16 P-38 Lightnings sent on a precise mission to intercept him over Bougainville, and Yamamoto died in the very airplane that he had helped create. Just picked up a Lindberg 1/72 Betty bomber and it looks like an old Aurora or Revell release from the sixties.Literally no interior detail,no instrument panel,joysticks radio s nothing,just 3 seated crew figures.Also features over size rivets that I had to sand down.True I only paid five bucks but wow worse than an old Airfix kit!On the positive side,it does seem to have the correct general . The ill-conceived notion that objects should be left to rot and protected as such is to guarantee that these sites will be clandestinely looted and stripped of anything of value, which will be sold off either as scrap or to collectors. 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. Subscribe here! Our model is a B-25J which didnt have a nose gunner but instead had eight .50 caliber machine guns controlled by the pilot. More than 100 Bettys were lost over Guadalcanal. 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. A simple video to say thanks to all the men and women who have flown the B-25, Sit down with Warren Pietsch as he takes us through the history of our B-25J Mitchel bomber, "Betty's Dream.". Named in honor of General Billy Mitchell, pioneer of American military aviation, the B-25 Mitchell was manufactured by North American Aviation and saw service in every theater of WWII. Is there anything left in PNG still worth salvaging? In 1994 restoration was started to create Bettys Dream. Here's how the last D-Day Tank Landing Craft was rescued. The Mitsubishi G4M (or "Type 1 land-based attack aircraft") (, Isshiki rikuj kgeki ki, Isshikirikk) was the main twin-engine, land-based bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. 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. The debate is over what to do with those relics (leave them in situ, protect them, salvage them), CLARIFICATION Opens in a new window or tab. The RAAF could have landed a Hercules on the airstrip where they sat and flown them out. One of the best-known Betty carcasses was on display for years at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, Calif. In May 1941 they performed their first missions in southeast China, perfecting the techniques for their future missions in Malaya and the Philippines. Bendix Aviation Corp out of Teterboro, NJ bought the B-25 in June of 1946 and used it as a test bed for the next twenty years. ONCE AGAIN THESE ARE ISSUES FOR GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE He said National's Three Waters policy is a thin disguise for the dog whistle on co-governance. National Interest Newsletter. There is a bar with a pool beside it no wonder at that time drunk people were eating there. salvager, restorer? THIS IS YOUR PERSONEL OPINION, NOT A STATEMENT OF FACT PROVEN BY HISTORY OR OTHER. Here's some of the fascinating stories he shared. The 'Betty', as the Mitsubishi bomber was called in the Allied code, proved itself an excellent combat aircraft on all fronts. Beaufighter A19-148 Later, the airplane was dismembered with a cutting torch but when and precisely why are not known. Betty was actually a waitress in Pennsylvania. She can easily apply heavy pressure on the point or in flanking lanes using both Hail of Bombs and Cluster Grenade . Only one U.S. ship, the destroyer Mannert L. Abele, was ever sunk by an Ohka, and it cost six out of the eight attacking Bettys. Yamamoto was a smart guy, even though he only got a C+ for his two years of English studies at Harvard from 1919 to 1921. THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. YOU TRY AND SAVE WHAT CAN BE SAVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. What made the Hellcat Such an Effective Zero Buster? They ranged across the length and breadth of the Pacific Theater, attacking targets from the Aleutians to Australia. Homeward bound, the Bettys were appropriately snakebit. 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. Air Force photo by . Assigned to an unknown Kktai (Air Group). The fuselage was streamlined but rotund to allow space for a bomb bay within the wing center section and to allow the 7 to 9-man crew to move about. ITS BEEN A LOT OF FUN. Based at Ng Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Mori population in Aotearoa. Another BETTY variant became mother ship to the Kugisho Ohka kamikaze, or Tokko (special attack) aircraft (see NASM collection). The first Betty/Ohka strike, toward U.S. aircraft carriers off Kyushu in March 1945, consisted of 18 Bettys escorted by 30 Zeros. 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. TWO AIRCRAFT, [P-38F Lightning 42-12647] AND [ Ki-61 Tony 640 ] ARE UNDER RESTORATION FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PNG MUSEUM. 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 bomber was designed mainly for long-range missions giving it a whopping payload capacity of 32 tons at a rage of 5,600 km. The bomber crew (little Arthur Askey & co) try to avoid betrothal, while convincing the girls to update their traditions. The G4M series was begun late in 1937 at the request of the Japanese Navy, which wanted a land-based bomber that was even better . Minister Verrall said she had lost confidence that Mr . HOW OTHERS SEE IT IS THEIR BUSINESS. OCCASSIONALLY I MAY BUY OR TRADE IN IT SO I CAN ACQUIRE WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE VARIOUS RESTORATIONS. [in late April, early May 2006 B-17E 41-2446 aka 'Swamp Ghost' was salvaged. Two major portions survive: the nose including the entire flight deck, and ten feet of the fuselage. Rather, locals remember the P-47 disappearing. 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. OBVIOUSLY THAT CANT BE ACHIEVED FOR ALL WRECKS AS THERE WOULD NO WHERE TO PUT ALL THE DC3'S FOR EXAMPLE. These tanks were much lighter in weight than explosion-proof (also called 'self-sealing') gas tanks. Few would know it by its official designation, the Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber. What are the Museum's Salvage Guidelines? The last twenty five years have seen a wide variety of recovery and restoration work undertaken by myself and as a rule I do not promote it because as I have discovered, the internet is now a haven for those that have their own agenda and seek to criticize what I view as good works. Bomber crews flying the NELL were virtually incapable of defending themselves from concentrated fighter attacks, so Honjo paid special attention to this aspect of the G4M. 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. Betty crews carried no parachutes, since bailing out wasnt an option. AS REGARDS TOURISM AND IMPACT ON HISTORY, THATS AN ISSUE FOR GOVERNMENTS TO DECIDE. Our B-25 was never accepted by the USAAF. 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. all regions of the Pacific. Salvaged undertaken by Greinert in PNG have been under the basis of work (not yet completed) for their museum. 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. Like a lot of people I became involved in aviation via plastic kits. At the age of 19 I hauled back to Sydney with a friend the remains of an Avro Anson cockpit which was my first restoration effort. In 1979 along with six other enthusiasts in a garage in suburban Sydney, we formed the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS). Sentimental Journey (44-83514) is the nickname of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber. It was the first time that aircraft alone had sunk fully maneuverable capital ships at sea. I still actively serve as the Societys Secretary and head of the Sheet metal /Restoration division. THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK GOING ON IN ANY RESTORATION INVOLVING A HUGE CREW OF PEOPLE. Only after we removed the aircraft did those, who had done nothing, complain about our act of preservation. The end had arrived for the Japanese and the BETTY bomber. The radio operator, navigator and bombardier could switch off positions if needed to the other gun positions. During World War 2, it was in service with the naval aviation. MAN IS THE BIGGEST WORRY. I HAVE BEEN CREDITED ERRONOUSLY FOR DOING A LOT OF THINGS I DIDNT DO. The website wreckchasing.com furthers the argument succinctly. The B-25 was the little brother of the bombing campaign as it was used in every theater during the war and by many of the allied nations. The press ran articles of stolen RAAF aircraft and alike. Drum-fed from an archaic 47-round pancake magazine atop the gun, the Lewis had a long history of aviation use. The BETTY was so prone to ignite that the Allies nicknamed it the 'flying lighter.'. MUSEUM OR INDIVIDUAL. In 1972 45-8835 was bought by Ernest H. Koons of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where the B-25 started its career as a fire bomber for the next nineteen years. Airpower proponent Billy Mitchell might have told them this was a dumb idea, having demonstrated in the early 1920s what bombers could do to capital ships. 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. 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