. Many soldiers, sailors, and airmen gave their lives while training, fighting or being transported in military aircraft. I BELIEVE PEOPLE WILL ENJOY IT. Co-piloted by Victor Tatelman, it escorted two Betty bombers carrying the Japanese peace envoys to Ie Shima on August 19, 1945, and again on the return mission from the conference in Manila with General MacArthurs staff. 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. What is the completion date or timeline for this project? The G4M air wings eventually learned that daytime missions against well-defended U.S. ships would result in unacceptable losses. What in-house HARS The saga of this recovery would fill a book but needless to say we succeeded, despite the determined efforts of others, and today we have a Mk 21 Beaufighter under rebuild for the HARS flying collection. Tell about your 'export permit' with the PNG Museum On June 27, 1950, all-weather F-82Gs shot down the first three North Korean airplanes destroyed by U.S. forces. 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. Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, []. What are the Museum's Salvage Guidelines? My parents had migrated to Australia on a Connie and I recall their various reminisce of their first flight in an airplane. Our B-25 is painted in honor of Capt. The aircraft is regularly flown to airshows throughout North America. Later, the airplane was dismembered with a cutting torch but when and precisely why are not known. Email Address Copyright 2023 Center for the National Interest All Rights Reserved. With sale prices of restored warbirds so high, and even projects expensive, what is the 'value' of wrecked aircraft? The final version of the Betty, the G4M4, had an entirely new laminar-flow wing with integrally self-sealing fuel tanks. It was delivered to RFC, Walnut Ridge, AR in October 1945. Rather, they are lacking the 'luxuries of life, CLARIFICATION 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. What is wreckage used for when exported? I HAVE BEEN CREDITED ERRONOUSLY FOR DOING A LOT OF THINGS I DIDNT DO. Few would know it by its official designation, the Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber. One of the best-known Betty carcasses was on display for years at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, Calif. Salvaged undertaken by Greinert in PNG have been under the basis of work (not yet completed) for their museum. [in late April, early May 2006 B-17E 41-2446 aka 'Swamp Ghost' was salvaged. 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. The aircraft was probably based at Oppama Air Field near Yokosuka . I SUGGEST THAT ANYBODY CONTEMPLATING THIS SHOULD SPEAK TO SOMEBODY WHO HAS ACTUALLY DONE IT BEFORE THEY THEY RUSH OFF AND WASTE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME AND MONEY ON A VENTURE THAT MAY PROVE FINANCIALLY AND PHYSICALLY DAMAGING. See more ideas about mitsubishi, wwii aircraft, imperial japanese navy. GIVEN THE LEVEL OF DETAIL WE GO TO IN ENSURING THE RESTORATION IS CORRECT FROM AN ENGINEERING POINT AND AUTHENTICITY POINT OF VIEW IT IS NOT SUPRISING THAT START UPS APPEAR SLOW. In 1979 along with six other enthusiasts in a garage in suburban Sydney, we formed the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS). The model has been enlarged along the z axis to allow for better . Opens in a new window or tab. THERE ARE STILL 800 WRECKS OUT THERE IN PNG ALONE AND A LOT OF THE GOOD ONES HAVE BEEN LEFT DUE TO TOURISM OR MIA ISSUES. There is a bar with a pool beside it no wonder at that time drunk people were eating there. 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. YOU NEED TO TALK TO THE MUSEUM AND OR '75 SQUADRON'. 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. That object will convey many things to many different people. Firstly the preservation of the memory of those involved in its manufacture and operation. Rather than pull all-nighters, he spent a lot of time in Cambridge playing poker. How relics are owned by the state, but also how local compensation and tourism supersede removal, CLARIFICATION Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 1 Attack Bomber / G4M1 Model 11 Betty manufacture number 1280. Fifteen of the 17 unescorted Bettys were shot down. The plane is located in "Gredwitch's Stuff". 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. 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. THERE ARE SOME GENUINE CONCERNS BROUGHT ABOUT BY A COMMERCIAL SALVAGE OPERATION OPERATING OUT OF AUSTRALIA. When the Betty/Ohka combination reaching Allied shipping, the Ohka pilot would detach, ignite . G4M "Betty" livery for the Ju-88. THERE IS ALSO A CERTAIN ELEMENT OF URGENCY AS WRECKS ARE DISSAPEARING AT A FAIRLY RAPID RATE DUE TO MOTHER NATURE AND MAN. We are now sought out by governments and institutions, nationally and internationally, for our expertise in the restoration and operation of vintage aircraft. The distance was well withing the range of U. S. Navy combat air patrols. Anything else you would like to add about yourself? Possibly, assigned to the 761 Kktai (761 Air Group). As a result of these modifications, the fuselage was shortened and the center-of-gravity shifted forward. But the larger majority of wrecks have been stripped by visitors, not local people (instruments, guns, etc). What companies, groups, do you you work with? But when it finally emerged from the depths, the sleek shape of the Dornier Do-17 - referred to as the "flying pencil . Robert Greinert interview with Pacific Wrecks, Tell about your 'export permit' with the. The NASM G4M Model 34 BETTY is not complete but it is the best-preserved example of this famous aircraft in the world. CLARIFICATION SOME RESTORATIONS ARE SLOW TO START BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT THERE OR INCOMPLETE. Mitsubishi produced a total of 2,414 G4M airplanes but few remained when the war ended on August 15, 1945. This extremely rare Bell YP-59A Airacomet is under restoration to flying condition. Mitsubishi G4M2 captured at Clark Field 2. (AAF) The two Betty bombers made their way to Ie Shima along a route clearly delineated in a Japanese message to the Allied Command. The Nell was the scourge of China, ranging far and wide during the Sino-Japanese war that preceded WWII. The donation to the museum is $150 per person, and must be purchased in advance. From the replica 1903 Kitty Hawk Flyer built by the Wright Brothers through aircraft of the Great War of 1914-1918, including an actual flying veteran of that war. Honjo had studied bomber design at the Junkers works in Germany, and was responsible for the G3M. The Sikorsky S-43 at the Pima Air and Space Museum, would not have survived had it not been for aircraft recovery pioneers such as Gary Larkins. With sale prices of restored warbirds so high, and even projects expensive, what is the 'value' of wrecked aircraft? Early versions of the aircraft as deployed against Force Z could fly at up to 230 knots (265 mph) with a maximum range of 3,250 miles. During World War 2, it was in service with the naval aviation. ANYBODY WISHING TO APPLY FOR AN EXPORT PERMIT FROM PNG OR ANYWHERE ELSE SHOULD FIRST CONTACT THE [PNG] NATIONAL MUSEUM. Therefore, this was a bomber similar to the ones used by the US to penetrate deep inside German lines. Their next stop was the Philippines where the Allied delegation, led by General Douglas MacArthur, would witness the Japanese officials signing the surrender agreement. MANY LANDOWNERS HAPPILY SCRAP THE WRECKS IN EXCHANGE FOR A FEW KINA. Since 2000, Pacific Wrecks has emailed Greinert questions and clarification related to all wrecks he is involved with. They did nothing. . Japanese "Betty" bomber near Darwin. Many websites are hungry for content and if you dont feed them, they run off to secondary sources for there information. SO YES IT IS PRICELESS BUT AS FAR AS ITS ALLEDGED HIGH VALUE I WOULDNT KNOW. The press ran articles of stolen RAAF aircraft and alike. Betty Bombers: Located inside the American Legion Post 135 building just off Forsyth Park, this retro eatery features freshly prepared American cuisine. Any corrections are verified and updated, CLARIFICATION This aircraft, coded '302,' was the last flyable bomber left at Rabaul by the end of WWII. The plane was equipped with a top turret, waist guns and in later models a nose gun that was operated by the bombardier. The Rikko assignment went straight to Mitsubishi, which had already paid its bomber-building dues with the G2M and G3M. I HAD TO PAY MY OWN AIRFARES, ACCOMODATION AND ALIKE SO THERE WAS NO GOVERNMENT FREEBIES. Here's some of the fascinating stories he shared. G4M Betty in flames after being shot down by the PB4Y-1 "Porter's Posse" of VB-106 off the coast of Biak Island on May 15, 1944. THE Solomon Islands government and its people have been warned not to deal with a foreign War Relic Restoration Company, "Warbird Restoration Pty Ltd" that is currently in the country in an attempt to salvage old world war planes, in exchange for doubtful dollar. I SPEND A LOT OF MY OWN MONEY ON PRESERVING HISTORY. I LOVE THE PLACE AND THE PEOPLE. THERE ARE SOME STRATEGIC RELICS SUCH AS [Ki-49 Hellen 3220] AT ALEXISHAFEN THAT SHOULD REMAIN WHERE THEY ARE. involved with This BETTY was flight-tested as Foreign Equipment Test number T2-2205. Air Force photo by . "leaf roll") due to the cylindrical shape of its fuselage. After arriving at the airfield, the first G4M was reassembled and flown by test pilot Katsuzo Shima on October 23, 1939. 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 . The Betty was the product of excellent engineering pushed to the limit and then slightly beyond, to meet requirements created not by aviators but by military bureaucrats. In November 2015, billionaire Paul Allen bought the wreck for his Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Seattle. CLARIFICATION Casualties were horrific. 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 Airacomet was the first jet aircraft in U.S. service, and this example, s/n 12-108777, is believed to be the tenth airframe in the production run. Mitsubishi said the bomber would need four engines to accomplish that, but the IJNAS insisted on a twin-engine configuration. More than 100 Bettys were lost over Guadalcanal. Features : Realistically reproduced twin engine prop plane built with highly detailed, injection molded gray plastic parts. Download this stock image: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. AS YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE IN THE RESTOIRATION BUSINESS I WOULD SUGGEST YOU GET YOURSELF INVOLVED IN A "DOWN TO THE LAST RIVET RESTORATION" FIND OUT WHAT IS INVOLVED WE WILL TALK AGAIN IN FIVE YEARS. This is there opinion and they are entitled to argue it. Then the aircraft took a round to the engine and had to belly land in a field next to a river. ITS THE SAME SET OF RULES THAT I FOLLOW AND IT WILL NOT VARY FOR ANYONE ELSE. They devastated Clark Field, Philippine Islands, on December 8, 1941, and participated in sinking the British battleships HMS "Prince of Wales" and HMS "Repulse" on December 10. NOT REALLY. Casualties were horrific. A NEW ISSUE FEATURING THE P47 REBUILD IS NOW OUT. By the time these talks ended World War II, Bettys Dream carried 22 mission symbols and two silhouettes representing sunken Japanese ships. It has become trendy for the younger generation to promote dissent within the International preservation movement and argue that wrecks should be left where they are. THE GREATEST SOURCE FOR LOCATING WRECKS ARE THE ACTUAL LANDOWNERS WHO WANT TO SELL THE WRECKS SO THEY CAN BUY THE BASICS OF LIFE THAT YOU AND I TAKE FOR GRANTED. A LOT OF PEOPLE, VETERANS, ENTHUSIASTS, MUSEUMS ETC COME TO US AND ASK US TO HELP. This feature originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Aviation History. Tell About Yourself and your background THE REST OF THE MATERIAL WAS ACQUIRED BY 75TH SQUADRON IN MELBOURNE. 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. VINTAGE 1967 LINDBERG MITSUBISHI G4M3 BETTY BOMBER MODEL KIT 1:72 SCALE.576-200. Greinert was/is "passionate about aviation Or are 'real identities' the attraction? When it first appeared west of the Gilbert Islands, the Allies were surprised and thought . In the tail, he introduced a 20 mm cannon. WHAT DO I GET OUT OF IT. I DONT CONSIDER MYSELF AS ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR. One crashed at sea, so just one went down in the jungle. Pre-Owned. ONCE AGAIN THESE ARE ISSUES FOR GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE The city has contributed $850,000, with the restoration group, made up mostly of volunteers, fundraising $750,000. One bomber broke away and he pursued it. Many items from the PNG museum's collection were removed in late 2000-1 by yourself and '75 Squadron' Join the RAF Museum's Ian Thirsk and Darren Priday as they discuss with the Museum's Seth Paridon and Ed Lengel, PhD, the . Betty's Dream first flew in March of 1999 including it's new bomb bay doors which were taken off while it was being used as a fire bomber. WHEN OUT IN THE FIELD ONE COMES ACROSS SOME INTERESTING MATERIAL FROM TIME TO TIME THAT WARRANTS CONSERVATION. LIKE I SAID, ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THIS SORT OF WORK SHOULD APPLY TO THE MUSEUM FOR A SET OF GUIDELINES. The B-25 was crewed by six men; pilot, copilot, bombardier or nose gunner, radio operator or waist gunner, flight engineer or navigator and tail gunner. THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT HISTORY IS BEING SAVED ALL THE TIME AND THE STORY GETS TO BE TOLD THROUGH THE MACHINES. credit to gredwitch for making the model & plane. The Mitsubishi G4M Type 1 "Betty" was a medium bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. In one stroke, it totally removed the Royal Navy from any effective role in the Pacific War. It could hoist either one 800kg torpedo or 1,000kg of bombs. Physically, the G4Ms salient feature was a fat but graceful fuselage quite unlike the tapering configuration of typical WWII medium bombers. The radio operator, navigator and bombardier could switch off positions if needed to the other gun positions. 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. While inbound to Ie Shima, the surrender planes were met by U.S. P-38s and B-25s. 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. Subscribe to Dark Skies: https://bit.ly/dark5skiesFaster and with a longer range than aircraft at the time, Mitsubishi's G4M was a true beacon of Japanese po. 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. Tail code "370" and later "-321". SIMPLY PERSONEL SATISFACTION KNOWING THAT THE STORY CAN BE TOLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. For years it was assumed that the Japanese simply didnt know how to make good paint, but the reason was even more basic. Terms & Conditions; Privacy Policy IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW MORE ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS ASK. Unknown to the crew of the Abele, the G4Ms carried the new single-seat, piloted flying bombs in their open bomb bays. I DONT TALK ABOUT IT MUCH AND I RARELY GIVE INTERVIEWS. Jim Morehead, who had flown in the Java campaign, was credited with three kills - added to his current two this was enough to . Kagamigahara was 48 km (30 miles) to the north. ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THEM TO BE RETURNED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE RESTORATION CYCLE UNLESS THE MUSEUM CHOOSES OTHERWISE. TO DATE THE PNG STATE HAS DETERMINED IT SHOULD COME OUT AND BE SAVED. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.. The Mitsubishi G4M was the main twin-engine, land-based bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. The BETTY bomber crews had to fly within about 23 miles (37 km) of a target due to the Ohka 11's limited range. It could operate at 565 km/h at 6 km elevation and made into several variants to serve according to the requirements. CLARIFICATION THIS I CONSIDER ALARMING AND A THREAT TO HERITAGE AND TOURISM. However, its agile escort flipped over and disappeared off Mooney's scope. Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bomber (LFS Reskin) Now here is another S h i t t y reskin. But as Allied fighter strength increased, the BETTY began to reveal its fatal vulnerabilities. In 1994 restoration was started to create Bettys Dream. favorite favorite favorite ( 4 reviews ) Topics: Comedy, Musical, Arthur Askey It was never used for high altitude bombing like the B-17 Flying Fortress, but was instead used for low leveling bombing and strafing runs. PLANS ARE A FOOT AND THEY WILL BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE SOON ENOUGH [in late April, early May 2006 B-17E 41-2446 aka 'Swamp Ghost' was salvaged. 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. Pappy Gunn, an engineer in Australia, removed the bombardier-navigator from his greenhouse compartment in the nose of a B-25 and found he could install eight forward-firing .50-caliber machine guns in the aircraft. PACIFIC WRECK DATABASE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THIS. 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. Yamamotos idea, however, was not to build more shipsyou could buy a thousand airplanes for the cost of a warship, he once saidbut to build a land-based bomber with huge range and great speed that could quickly fly far out to sea and fight naval battles, either defending the fleets capital ships or attacking the enemy. B-25s from the 501st Bomb Squadron of the Air Apaches escorted Mitsubishi Betty surrender aircraft en route to Ie Shima in August 1945. Five minutes later, three G4M Betty bombers were spotted approaching the vessel at 20,000 feet up. He said National's Three Waters policy is a thin disguise for the dog whistle on co-governance. I WAS INVITED TO GO ALONG AT THE TIME TO ASSIST WITH THE RECOVERY OF Ki-43 [5465]. Yamamoto's Betty descended towards Balalae - where I flew in last week - right on schedule and the US aircraft arrived with equally meticulous timing. 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. If that doesn't work then go into gmod and redownload the mod. It was Captain Francis Low who first came up with the idea to use air craft carriers to launch bomber planes from the sea instead of the mainland. Its G4M1 1280 was funded by another museum, which tried to sell it but found no buyers and was later donated to Plane of Fame. I developed a longing to own a WWII fighter to fly but never imagined it possible. At the age of 17 I came across an article in Air Classics magazine outlining the recovery of a P-39 Airacobra [P-39 "Erminie" 41-6951, actually recovered by CART and aquired by Beck] in North Queensland by Syd Beck. Storied triple ace Bud Anderson, 100, explains how the P-51 Mustang saved the world., History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. If this does not work then try restarting the game. The PNG Museum's motto is 'Preserve and protect PNG's unique cultural, national & contemporary heritage' How does your work help this aim? SOMETIMES I WILL SPEND MORE TO GET THE ORIGINAL THAN I COULD HAVE MAKING IT FROM SCRATCH IN THE WORKSHOP. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO UNDERTAKE A PROFIT MAKING EXERCISE. OCCASSIONALLY I MAY BUY OR TRADE IN IT SO I CAN ACQUIRE WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE VARIOUS RESTORATIONS. Bettys Dream first flew in March of 1999 including its new bomb bay doors which were taken off while it was being used as a fire bomber. AS FOR MIA SITES I DONT GO NEAR THEM UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. He omitted armor plate. Escorted by four RNZAF Vought F4U-1 Corsair fighters, it was flown to Jacquinot Bay on October 14,1945 by Warrant Officer Kataoka Goro . AS REGARDS TOURISM AND IMPACT ON HISTORY, THATS AN ISSUE FOR GOVERNMENTS TO DECIDE. When John and Patti handed us their father's briefcase on the grass of Grimes Field, we knew we had something special that day. With its large range and high speed, it became a nightmare for the Allies at the beginning of the war Gifts: You can experience the fun of your . IT TAKES ABOUT TEN YEARS TO CONDUCT A RESTORATION PROPERLY. NASM restoration staff began working on the aircraft in January 1994. So, here is how I order at Betty Bombers,,. 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. Wendell Hanson flew many B-25s in the war, and many variants, At Sioux Falls last summer, a good friend of Alan happened to find us, and we were thrilled to see him! Evidently, only the pieces that survive today arrived at the storage facility at Park Ridge, Illinois, during the late 1940s. So the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service laid down the parameters of what would become the Betty by basically saying, Build a better Nell. The Aichi D3A was the first Japanese aircraft to . YOUR STATEMENT IS A BIT SENSATIONALIST AND REFLECTS YOUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUBJECT. Mitsubishi G4M Betty of 4 Kokutai at low level flight. PNG's population is not starving or lacing 'basics of life', (Americans do not have universal health care / meds!) License: Freeware - Free version, Do Not Redistribute. Mitsubishi G4M-3 series Betty bomber. Language: English. Christopher said . We had takeout burgers and chili beans. Describe a bit about export permits What challenges do wrecks salvaged from PNG present? The most comprehensive and authoritative history site on the Internet. What do you feel should be done with remaining relics of war? Lancaster bomber project still four years away from completion. During the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945, the U. S. Navy lost 21 vessels sunk and 217 damaged. It featured a crew of two (pilot, gunner) and . Just when the B-25 bomber was considered the most modern aviation technology, Maj. Paul I. THE B-25 STILL THERE REMAINS UNDER THREAT. 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. He has reviewed information related to his activities. ONCE LOCATED WE DO THE RESEARCH TO DETERMINE THE STORY AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO MIA ISSUES INVOLVED. CLARIFICATION The British had assembled a Singapore-based task force around the battlecruiser Repulse and the battleship Prince of Wales, with which they intended to protect their Southeast Asian territories. One Betty on a bomb run against Lexington had an engine shot entirely off its mounts, by Lieutenant Butch OHare of ORD fame, and then did its best to crash into the carrier. 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