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Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko ‘Betty’ Units of World War 2

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841760827, 184176082X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23050583 bytes)
Series
Combat Aircraft 22
Pages
112\114
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32

Description

The most produced Japanese bomber of the World War II (1939-1945), the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon during the opening year of the war. However, to achieve this, the aircraft was built with very little protective armour for its crew or fuel tanks, and Allied pilots soon exposed its extreme vulnerability. In the first in a series of volumes examining the key Japanese aircraft of WW2, Dr Osamu Tagaya details the G4M's extensive combat history, and lists all the units which operated the bomber.

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