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| | Code: GU-WA22100 
Status: Sold out - Discontinued
We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available. | Gulliver World Aircraft Collection WA22100
Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Diecast Model
IJN, Malaya, Prince of Wales Sinking, 1941 |
| 1:200 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty | | 3.75" | | 5" |
Just two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan's 25th Army invaded Malaya on December 8th, 1941. The poorly equipped RAF and RAAF squadrons on the island were outclassed by Japanese air power and the Japanese quickly established air supremacy. On December 10th, G4M Betty Bombers of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a series of successful torpedo attacks on allied ships off the Malayan coastline and sank the Royal Navy Battleship HMS Prince of Wales and Battlecruiser HMS Repulse. Designed to meet an Imperial Japanese Navy requirement for a land-based bomber to replace the G3M, the G4M was first flown on October 23rd, 1939. Built for high speed and long range, the G4M was well-armed but insufficiently armored. It lacked self-sealing fuel tanks, which made it extremely vulnerable and apt to catch fire when hit (earning it the nicknames "flying Zippo" and "flying cigar"). Armament included a mix of cannons and machine guns, an internal bomb load or anti-ship torpedo. The G4M was active through the end of the war, when it was used to carry and launch the Ohka kamikaze rocket aircraft. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc. The Gulliver "World Aircraft Collection" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Gulliver "World Aircraft Collection" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Authentic markings and placard details.
- Permanently extended landing gear with non-rotating wheels.
- Authentic fixed ordnance loads.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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