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BETTY BOMBER
The Mitsubishi G4M Type 1 land-based attack aircraft was the main twin-engine, land-based
bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. The Allies gave the
G4M the reporting name of Betty. The Allies usually gave Japanese fighters and floatplanes
"male" names, while giving "female" names to bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. These
did not come into general use until mid-1943.
The G4M had a range of over 3,700 miles achieved by structural lightness and an almost total
disregard for armor protection. This proved to be its weakness when Allied opposition
increased in the later stages of World War II
Lying close to Etan Island airstrip, this wreck is fairly intact save for her broken off nose and
tail fin, and her engines, which lie forward of the wreckage, presumable the inertia of the
crash forced them off their mountings .
This is a great third dive and something slightly different-small groups are better and we
usually split the group and ½ tank this with the Emily-two dives for the price of one! Great
photo opportunities, lies in 14 mtrs of water and attarcts nice shoaling fish.
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