The city has contributed $850,000, with the restoration group, made up mostly of volunteers, fundraising $750,000. An MXY7 Ohka Model 11 suicide attack plane can be installed in place of the bombbay, or displayed on a carrier. The resulting damage had broken both of her shafts and she now found herself on fire and dead in the water. ITS THEN VERY MUCH ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. Mention the Australian Beaufighters Recovered Bomber missions demonstrate the credibility of U.S. forces to address a complex and uncertain security environment.(U.S. A NEW ISSUE FEATURING THE P47 REBUILD IS NOW OUT. B-25s from the 501st Bomb Squadron of the Air Apaches escorted Mitsubishi Betty surrender aircraft en route to Ie Shima in August 1945. THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. The B-25 gained fame after the DoolittleRaid on April 18th, 1942 in which seventy two B-25s, lead Colonel James Doolittle, bombed Japan in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Based at Ng Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Mori population in Aotearoa. Is there anything left in PNG still worth salvaging? License: Freeware - Free version, Do Not Redistribute. Charles E. Pop Rice, Jr. who became Operations Officer of the 499th Squadron and was assigned to Bettys Dream in June of 1945. During World War 2, it was in service with the naval aviation. Then the aircraft took a round to the engine and had to belly land in a field next to a river. The deal with Santa Monica somehow got derailed and the hulk was instead acquired by Ed Mahoney, who put in on display in Chinoa wrecked fuselage, inboard wings, engines and nacelleas a jungle diorama. I SPEND A LOT OF MY OWN MONEY ON PRESERVING HISTORY. Like the Zero, its speed and ordnance-carrying capabilities were very good at the expense of crew protection. AUW 6 lbs. WHEN ALL ADDED UP, THE COST OF RECOVERY EXCEEDED THE THEORETICAL "PROJECT VALUE" OF THE WRECK BY A WHOOPING $200,000 USD. It was not recovered, rather restored in Arizona & flew itself to Australia and is registered as VH-EAG. For years it was assumed that the Japanese simply didnt know how to make good paint, but the reason was even more basic. From 1967-1972 Bendix Field Engineering had 45-8835 in Columbia, MD. Whether his engineering team found it aesthetically pleasing is open to question. I DONT CONSIDER MYSELF AS ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR. Their next stop was the Philippines where the Allied delegation, led by General Douglas MacArthur, would witness the Japanese officials signing the surrender agreement. The old-timers in the Imperial Japanese Navy were battleship queens, and it was thanks to them that Japan constructed two expensive but supremely useless super-battleships, Yamato and Musashi, both sunk before their crews even knew the way to the wardroom. 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. PACIFIC WRECK DATABASE IS AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO START LOOKING FOR WRECKS AND I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO ENGAGE IN THE ACTIVITY OF SAVING HISTORY. Maiden was flown by the incomparable Brent "Corsair Nut" Hecht In St. George Utah, 2 weeks ago. Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre's Lancaster bomber - known as Just Jane - is three years into a 10-year restoration project to get it airborne. The museum displays the only complete Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber in a setting depicting the way it was located in the jungle. It was built in greater numbers than any other Japanese bomber and it became the most famous Japanese bomber of World War II. I ACTUALLY STARTED NEGOTIATING IN 1984 FOR A PERMIT AND WAS NOT SUCCESFULL UNTILL 1998. When it first appeared west of the Gilbert Islands, the Allies were surprised and thought . 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. As Yamamoto flew south 16 US P38 Lightnings were heading north from Honiara to intercept him. NONE THAT COME TO MIND. THIS IS YOUR PERSONEL OPINION, NOT A STATEMENT OF FACT PROVEN BY HISTORY OR OTHER. That object will convey many things to many different people. You have salvaged the best P-40, P-47 and P-38. Before serial production of the Betty began in 1940, Mitsubishi was ordered to first create a G4M heavy fighter variant designated the G6M1. THE REST OF THE MATERIAL WAS ACQUIRED BY 75TH SQUADRON IN MELBOURNE. The atomic bombs put an end to this sideshow. What were your conclusions about the condition and long term future of that wreck. A LOT OF THE SPECULATION AND MYTH PROMOTED BY PEOPLE SUCH AS YOURSELF WILL BE DEALT WITH. One of the best examples is located at the world-class Air Museum Planes of Fame in Chino, California. The aircraft is regularly flown to airshows throughout North America. It could operate at 565 km/h at 6 km elevation and made into several variants to serve according to the requirements. The end had arrived for the Japanese and the BETTY bomber. The 'Betty', as the Mitsubishi bomber was called in the Allied code, proved itself an excellent combat aircraft on all fronts. 120 . Another BETTY variant became mother ship to the Kugisho Ohka kamikaze, or Tokko (special attack) aircraft (see NASM collection). Japanese "Betty" bomber near Darwin. The aircraft was probably based at Oppama Air Field near Yokosuka . Mitsubishi G4M - Bombers land-based Type 1, G4M - Japanese torpedo bomber medium of naval aviation during the Second World War. My parents had migrated to Australia on a Connie and I recall their various reminisce of their first flight in an airplane. ON MY FIRST VISIT TO POPPONDETTA I WAS APPROACHED BY THE LANDOWNERS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MOVE IT AND WERE FEARFULL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING SCRAPPED. Beaufighter A19-148 from Canada Japanese Mitsubishi G4M (code name given to allies - "Betty") bomber burning on the ground after an American air raid. Casualties were horrific. In May 1941 they performed their first missions in southeast China, perfecting the techniques for their future missions in Malaya and the Philippines. 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. PACIFIC WRECK DATABASE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THIS. for Alfred Hagen, CLARIFICATION ITS GREAT TO SEE KEARBYS FIN ON DISPLAY AT [USAF Museum at] DAYTON. Tell About Yourself and your background PACIFIC AIRCRAFT WRECKS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM BY CHARLES DARBY IS ALSO ANOTHER USEFULL STARTING POINT. The August 19, 1945, mission is often characterized as having carried Japans surrender delegation, but the officers aboard had no such function; the surrender was actually ratified on September 2. Although the G4M now had a more potent sting, Honjo again sacrificed crew protection to the Navy's demands for great range. Every one knew they were there and no one did anything about it. The PNG Museum's motto is 'Preserve and protect PNG's unique cultural, national & contemporary heritage' How does your work help this aim? Clear front, dorsal and rear turret canopies. I KNOW OF NO OTHER EXPERTS GIVING EXPERT OPINION. PNG Museum allows only for museum to museum basis, are granted in exchange for work done 1:1 related to projects. . The BETTY was so prone to ignite that the Allies nicknamed it the 'flying lighter.'. And issues like if the wreck is an MIA Site AND THE ACTIVITIES ARE WELL RECORDED IN PUBLICATIONS AND ALIKE OVER TIME, CREDIBLE MEDIA OUTLETS SUCH AS Classic Wings Magazine PROVIDE EXCELLENT COVERAGE. I DONT TALK ABOUT IT MUCH AND I RARELY GIVE INTERVIEWS. A view from above, also an indication of how far Betty fell when in the elevator. It currently consists of a fully restored fuselage, much of it fabricated by Haradas restorers, in a museum near Tokyo. The Betty stocked some 37 Japanese bomber groups . The coleslaw was great!! It has been displayed there since the 1970s, with the P-47 until 1998. . WHEN I ACQUIRED [from Girua Airport, [P-47D 41-27608] IN 1998 THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAD ASKED THE LANDOWNERS TO REMOVE TO AIRCRAFT FROM THE AIRPORT DUE TO IT BEING IN THE WAY FOR A PROPOSED TERMINAL EXTENSION. What is wreckage used for when exported? It's a good day when Dick Cole stops by for a visit, and at Winds Over Houston, Dick came by to say hi and even did a short little interview for us. What do you consider yourself: salvager, restorer? We have an ever-expanding assortment of planes from the Golden Age of the 1920s and 1930s, including several that represent the last of their kind. This maintained the internal fuel capacity but adversely affected the airplanes aerodynamics. CLARIFICATION Betty Bombers: Located inside the American Legion Post 135 building just off Forsyth Park, this retro eatery features freshly prepared American cuisine. WETHER THE WRECK COMES OUT OR NOT IS A GOVERNMENT DETERMINATION. C-121C Serial 54-0157 was 'relegation to storage at Davis Monthan Air Base'. Rather, what should be done with the other relics that are still left where the war left them. It was the first time that aircraft alone had sunk fully maneuverable capital ships at sea. I CAN THINK OF HALF A DOZEN OTHERS OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE. If this does not work then try restarting the game. You have salvaged a variety of aircraft from PNG that were displayed at airports and their museum. White G4M that carried the Japanese surrender delegation, 1945. 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. ORIGINALITY AND AUTHENTICITY ARE VERY IMPORTANT FEATURES OF MY WORK. Storied triple ace Bud Anderson, 100, explains how the P-51 Mustang saved the world., History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. Many of the Grumman F4F Wildcats and Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers on display today were recovered from Lake Michigan years after training crashes sent them to rest on the murky bottom. CLARIFICATION I HAVE BEEN CREDITED ERRONOUSLY FOR DOING A LOT OF THINGS I DIDNT DO. Betty crews carried no parachutes, since bailing out wasnt an option. We are now sought out by governments and institutions, nationally and internationally, for our expertise in the restoration and operation of vintage aircraft. Navy crews suffered 4,300 fatalities and 5,400 casualties, or seven percent of all crew casualties incurred during the entire Pacific war. One crashed at sea, so just one went down in the jungle. Yamamotos weapon of choice was the torpedo, and the Betty was first and foremost a torpedo bomber, carrying a single 1,890-pound Type 91 tin fishthe worlds most accurate and powerful aerial torpedo right up until the end of the war. Betty La Bomba is a damage champion, capable of outputting massive area damage from long range and zoning control on the map. The G4M air wings eventually learned that daytime missions against well-defended U.S. ships would result in unacceptable losses. Number built: 1,486 (470 D3A1), (1,016 D3A2) The Aichi D3A, Allied reporting name "Val" was a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). credit to gredwitch for making the model & plane. Japan's newest and most advanced bomber made the trip, disassembled and stacked on five ox-drawn farm carts, over unpaved roads! THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK GOING ON IN ANY RESTORATION INVOLVING A HUGE CREW OF PEOPLE. 72" span. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMPLETION OF MANY MUSEUM PROJECTS AND UNDERTAKEN THE RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT FROM MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING RUSSIA. 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. Language: English. The rubber mat shaved about 6 mph from the G4Ms speed and reduced range by almost 200 miles. The firm changed the wing to a single-spar configuration and installed self-sealing fuel tanks with a capacity about one-third less than earlier versions. Had they tried putting a matching mat on the exterior top of the wing tanks as well, the airplane probably would never have gotten off the ground. THE P-40F RECOVERY [P-40F "Bone Crusher" 41-14112 & P-40F 41-14205] OUT OF VANAUTU WAS MY FIRST OVERSEAS RECOVERY. LIKE I SAID, ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THIS SORT OF WORK SHOULD APPLY TO THE MUSEUM FOR A SET OF GUIDELINES. Certain elements not to scale. 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. Subscribe here! 1/900th scale G4M Betty Bomber model. Destined to be the main Japanese land-based bomber for the entire war, it was, like other Japanese planes, state of the art at the beginning of World War II but grossly outmatched by American models later in the war. The Allied reporting name was "Betty". IS QUITE LENGTHY, ONCE AGAIN I WOULD REFER YOU TO THE MUSEMS GUIDELINES. The Japanese thought that was unfair, and Yamamotos desire to build a fleet of very-long-range torpedo bombersno aircraft carriers neededwas in part a way to circumvent the Washington treaty: If we cant build floating warships, lets build flying warships. This aircraft, coded '302,' was the last flyable bomber left at Rabaul by the end of WWII. Planes of Fame did not salvage any Pacific Wreck. What is wreckage used for when exported? He took over work on the Betty after returning from a fact-finding trip to the U.S. in 1938. Justin Taylan took his first trip to PNG in 1993. The Japanese built more of them than any other bomber during World War II. For me it is two things. I HAD TO PAY MY OWN AIRFARES, ACCOMODATION AND ALIKE SO THERE WAS NO GOVERNMENT FREEBIES. The RAAF could have landed a Hercules on the airstrip where they sat and flown them out. MUCH OF THE STUFF PRINTED IN MAGAZINES, WARBIRD OWNERS LISTS ETC ARE CREATED BY ENTHUSIASTS WHO ARE SCRAMBLING FOR MATERIAL AND WHAT THEY DONT KNOW THEY MAKE UP AND WHAT THEY DO KNOW THEY GENERALLY GET WRONG. Why were tourist attractions taken? The first production G4M rolled off the line in April 1941. ITS A DIFFERENT STORY WITH EACH PROJECT. Video is up and was made by the devoted Justwingit, John Kohne. During the Malaya campaign, they took . Any corrections are verified and updated, CLARIFICATION The Mitsubishi G4M was a twin-engine, land-based medium bomber formerly manufactured by the Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. On June 27, 1950, all-weather F-82Gs shot down the first three North Korean airplanes destroyed by U.S. forces. Against limited fighter opposition, the lack of armor and self-sealing fuel tanks was no hindrance. Escorted by four RNZAF Vought F4U-1 Corsair fighters, it was flown to Jacquinot Bay on October 14,1945 by Warrant Officer Kataoka Goro . The day of big-gun ships was over, though the worlds navies didnt yet know it. The 345th Bomb Group Association reunion, November 8-12, 2012, commemorated the 70th anniversary of the group's activation at Columbia Army Air Base on November 11, 1942. 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. 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. What are your feelings about the 'Swamp Ghost'? . The Ohka was carried to the target under a G4M "Betty" bomber. After 663 Bettys had been manufactured (some 2,400 would ultimately be built), Mitsubishi began to fireproof the wings by applying a thick self-sealing layer on the outside of the lower wing skins. CLARIFICATION Six escorting Zeros flew guard but in a matter of seconds, the Air Corps pilots shrugged off the escorting fighters and sent both BETTYs crashing down in flames. 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. When did you first travel to Papua New Guinea? Betty . Is salvage a thing of the past? 2011-2016 Texas Flying Legends Museum, All Right Reserved. The admirals own noted punctuality doomed him, for the two G4Ms carrying him and his aides intersected perfectly with 16 P-38 Lightnings sent on a precise mission to intercept him over Bougainville, and Yamamoto died in the very airplane that he had helped create. 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. Rather, P-39s are being restored by Precision Aerospace, Greinert Aircraft List The Japanese built more of them than any other bomber during World War II. The Allies called it the BETTY but the men that flew the airplane nicknamed it the 'Hamaki,' Japanese for cigar, a reference to the airplane's rotund, cigar-shaped fuselage. Kagamigahara was 48 km (30 miles) to the north. Download this stock image: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. The Bettys swan song would have involved a fleet of some 60 troop-carrying G4Ms (their roomy fuselages made them particularly appropriate for this) that were to simultaneously land on Guam, Saipan and Tinian. Or, is it always cheaper to recover a 'real' wreck than to make new ones? Many items from the PNG museum's collection were removed in late 2000-1 by yourself and '75 Squadron'. Striking distance meant 20 miles or less, thanks to the Ohkas tiny load of rocket fuel, and Betty pilots too often pulled the release handle early. The Mitsubishi G4M was the main twin-engine, land-based bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. In the early days of the Second World War Japan had no independent Air Force, so the Navy pushed the whole project through and got mass production started in the early 1940's. By all accounts she was a good aeroplane, with a long range which revolutionized air operations by the Japanese in the Pacific. In the tail, he introduced a 20 mm cannon. It was recovered from New Guinea in 1991 by warbird salvager Bruce Fenstermaker, in a joint venture with the Santa Monica Museum of Flying. Or are 'real identities' the attraction? One ran off the runway during takeoff from Ie Shima and damaged its landing gear; the other ran out of fuel and ditched short of its destination in Japan. What projects are you involved and accountable with the PNG Museum? 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. TO DATE THE PNG STATE HAS DETERMINED IT SHOULD COME OUT AND BE SAVED. The D3A was the primary dive-bomber for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. They ranged across the length and breadth of the Pacific Theater, attacking targets from the Aleutians to Australia. 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. AS FOR MIA SITES I DONT GO NEAR THEM UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. In his post Mr Campbell said, "Christopher Luxon might be able to rescue his party from stupidity on climate change, but rescuing this from a well he has dug himself might be harder.". 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. 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. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.. ("Betty") bomber of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force faithfully recreates the aircraft's original . ANYBODY WISHING TO APPLY FOR AN EXPORT PERMIT FROM PNG OR ANYWHERE ELSE SHOULD FIRST CONTACT THE [PNG] NATIONAL MUSEUM. Mitsubishi G4M: Why Betty Bombed. One specially detailed Betty crew was even assigned to seize a Superfortress and fly it back to Japan. The Type 91 was a remarkable torpedo that could be dropped at speeds in excess of 230 mph. Airpower proponent Billy Mitchell might have told them this was a dumb idea, having demonstrated in the early 1920s what bombers could do to capital ships. A LOT OF PEOPLE, VETERANS, ENTHUSIASTS, MUSEUMS ETC COME TO US AND ASK US TO HELP. Physically, the G4Ms salient feature was a fat but graceful fuselage quite unlike the tapering configuration of typical WWII medium bombers. You have completed projects related to aircraft, but none with PNG aircraft yet. You have salvaged a variety of aircraft from PNG that were displayed at airports and their museum. 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. TO ANSWER THE FIRST PART OF THIS QUESTION REQUIRES A VERY LONG AND DETAILED ANSWER AND ONE MORE SUITED TO A MORE SPECIFIC FORUM. If its a rainy day: Homeade chili (Large), 10 wings, Fire and BBQ Pork and cheese fries and a coke float and a brownie (Dont judge its cold out) If I get fired I love to order Spicy Buffalo Chicken Fries, The Blackout AND the Mustang burgers, and some Nachos to wash that all down with (Dont worry . C-121C Serial 54-0157 was 'relegation to storage at Davis Monthan Air Base'. In November 2015, billionaire Paul Allen bought the wreck for his Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Seattle. Nakajima had no such opportunity with the G5N, which turned out to be underpowered and overly complex. Mitsubishi produced a total of 2,414 G4M airplanes but few remained when the war ended on August 15, 1945. Of a total of 273 F-82s produced, 20 were F-82Bs. IT TAKES ABOUT TEN YEARS TO CONDUCT A RESTORATION PROPERLY. 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. This aircraft shot down a "Zero" and a "Betty" bomber over New Guinea in 1943. The Mitsubishi G4M Type 1 "Betty" was a medium bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. Douglas couldnt have played its hand better if it had tried. YOU TRY AND SAVE WHAT CAN BE SAVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. Nor did he provide armor for the crew. AS REGARDS TOURISM AND IMPACT ON HISTORY, THATS AN ISSUE FOR GOVERNMENTS TO DECIDE. The Naval Aviation Museum's salvaged aircraft from Great Lakes are a mix of recoveries and illegal salvage seizures. Many items from the PNG museum's collection were removed in late 2000-1 by yourself and '75 Squadron' AS FOR TOURISM, IT HAS ITS PLACE, WHEN ON HOLIDAYS I LIKE TO LOOK AT WRECKS BUT WHEN THERES 800 OF THEM TO LOOK AT YOU HAVE TO WONDER. CLARIFICATION Homeward bound, the Bettys were appropriately snakebit. Nicknamed "Betty" by the Allies, the Type 1 Bombers of the G4M family were the heavy bombers of the Japanese Navy. "Estrella Warbirds Museum is accepting donations for a seat on board the restored World War II Veteran, a C-47B, Betsy's Biscuit Bomber. YOUR STATEMENT IS A BIT SENSATIONALIST AND REFLECTS YOUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUBJECT. Speak about your work with established museums salvager and restorer, and owner of World War II aircraft at HARS. Why do you believe this work is important? As the war dragged on, improved bombers failed to materialize so Mitsubishi fielded different versions of the G4M to fulfill new missions, and to eliminate the various weaknesses in the basic design. It is estimated that by the end of the war, 5,000 pilots had died making Tokko attacks and the damage they wrought was severe. As a result of these modifications, the fuselage was shortened and the center-of-gravity shifted forward. Outside the collections of the National Air and Space Museum and The Air Museum - Planes of Fame, the majority of surviving Japanese aircraft were recovered from their battlefield resting places and subsequently restored. The end result was Yamamoto's Betty crashing into the jungle just west of Buin, killing all . . The U. S. Army Air Corps conducted a similar experiment using a modified Boeing B-17 bomber designated the B-40 but this idea too failed to survive operational testing and was soon abandoned. Four days later, two BETTY bombers landed at Ie Shima Island. It is impossible to recover everything. This feature originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Aviation History. Delivery & Pickup Options - 294 reviews of Betty Bombers "Went there past 9pm, nice ambience, three people were there and i thought uh oh, hope that their food is good and it was!! After the war, the USAAF was test-flying at least one Betty that had been captured in the Philippines, one of four or five flyable G4Ms that the U.S. liberated. Just when the B-25 bomber was considered the most modern aviation technology, Maj. Paul I. Tell about your 'export permit' with the PNG Museum They were the two best known aircraft wrecks in the country. The plane was equipped with a top turret, waist guns and in later models a nose gun that was operated by the bombardier. Greinert was responsible for having its salvage permit re-issued]. 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. 'The Bomber will fly again': Milwaukie restaurant closes, but B17 is still being restored The B-17 Alliance Foundation says the famous roadside attraction won't be completed until 2035. Why is little about yourself or projects published? However, its agile escort flipped over and disappeared off Mooney's scope. I RECENTLY COMPLETED A SURVEY FOR THE PNG MUSEUMS BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON A PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT AND DID THE NUMBERS ON THE SALVAGE COSTS. During the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945, the U. S. Navy lost 21 vessels sunk and 217 damaged. How much of salvaged aircraft can actually be used? 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