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Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko Betty Units of World War 2

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Bombers

Last Stocked on 4/30/2020

Product Info

Title
Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko Betty Units of World War 2
Publisher
Category
Author
Osamu Tagaya
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.375"
NKG Part #
1591362781
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM022
Type
Softcover
Series
COM22

Description

The most produced Japanese bomber of the war 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 armor 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.