AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION, SYDNEY, NSW. 1944. "BETTY", TWIN ENGINE NAVAL LAND BASED BOMBER AND ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Accession Number 068949
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION, SYDNEY, NSW. 1944. "BETTY", TWIN ENGINE NAVAL LAND BASED BOMBER AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT. ALSO USED AS A CARRIER FOR THE "BAKA" SUICIDE BOMB. THE MITSUBISHI G4M2, "BETTY". JAPAN. MID WING ALL METAL MONOPLANE. POWER PLANT: 2 X 1350HP. MITSUBISHI "KASEI 21" 14 CYLINDER AIR COOLED RADIAL MOTOR. ARMAMENT: 1 X 7.7MM. MACHINE GUN IN THE NOSE. 1 X 20MM CANNON IN THE UPPER TURRET 2 X 7.7MM MACHINE GUNS IN SIDE PORTS AND 1 X 20MM CANNON IN THE TAIL. MANUFACTURERS: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.