Betty
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"Betty" is the Allied reporting name for the Mitsubishi G4M, a Japanese World War II twin-engine land-based bomber known for its long range and vulnerability due to lack of armor and self-sealing fuel tanks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi G4M | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied reporting name
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World War II aircraft ⓘ land-based bomber ⓘ twin-engine bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
low-wing monoplane
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twin-tail design ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Japanese military aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
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torpedoes ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew | multiple crew members ⓘ |
| designGoal | maximum range and speed ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1941 ⓘ |
| era | 1930s aircraft design ⓘ |
| fuelSystemCharacteristic | large wing fuel tanks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | principal Japanese land-based bomber in early Pacific War ⓘ |
| JapaneseDesignation | Type 1 Rikko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOOrAlliedReportingName | Betty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Type 1 land-based attack aircraft ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
lack of armor protection
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lack of self-sealing fuel tanks ⓘ long operational range ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | two radial engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Mitsubishi G4M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation | highly flammable when hit ⓘ |
| retired | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| role |
medium bomber
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torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | naval air arm ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
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Japanese naval air units across the Pacific ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-range bombing missions
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maritime strike missions ⓘ |
| usedInBattle |
Battle of Midway
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInOperation | early campaigns in the Pacific ⓘ |
| usedInTheater | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vulnerabilityReason |
lack of crew armor
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unprotected fuel tanks ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mitsubishi G4M