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| IJN 763 Kōkūtai |
Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi at Nagoya No. 3 Works. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 1 Attack Bomber Hamaki / G4M2 Model 22 Betty manufacture number unknown. Wartime History Assigned to the 763 Kokutai (763 Air Group). Tail 763-12 painted in white on both sides of the tail. This bomber was painted with green upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces. Equipped with yagi antennas for aerial radar in the nose and fuselage. This Betty operated from Clark Field on Luzon. Wreckage During late January 1945, captured by the U.S. Army relatively intact at Clark Field. Afterwards, studied by Air Technical Air Intelligence Unit (ATIU) and repaired to flying status. This Betty was stripped to bare aluminum finish and painted with a U.S. star and bar insignia on the wings and fuselage. The tail had "Technical Air Intel S.W.P.A" in black with a red and white striped rudder outlined in red. Both propeller spinners were painted red. Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References Setting Suns (2007) pages 23, 26-27 Pacific War Eagles China (photo) Contribute
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