Mitsubishi
G4M (Betty) Type 1
The Betty redefined Naval bomber
operations because of its extremely long range. For comparison,
RAF crews struggled 900 miles to Germany, Japanese Navy crews
hauled similar bombloads to targets twice as far away in spacious,
well equipped G4M1s.
Notorious for its tendancey to catch fire due
to its large unprotected fuel tanks that tended to explode when
hit by even short burst of enemy fire. Despite this shortcoming,
it was one of the outstanding bombers of its time.
Production
A
total of
2,446 Bettys were built during WWII.
