Aircraft History
Built November 1940, the 13th G6M1 built.

Wartime History
One of two Bettys being used as transport planes for the Tainan Kokutai.  The other was G6M1-L2 Tail Number V-903. 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
Small pieces of this wreck and engines remained near the middle of the old airstrip to this day.

References
Mitsubishi G4M Betty page 52

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Last Updated
October 9, 2009