Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko 'Betty' Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 22) - Softcover

Tagaya, Osamu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184176082X ISBN 13: 9781841760827

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

The most produced Japanese bomber of the World War II (1939-1945), 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 armour 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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Osprey's Combat series combines the best archival photography available with specially commissioned artworks and first hand accounts, making these books favourites amongst historians, modellers and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.

About the Author:

The son of a former officer in the Japanese Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Osamu Tagaya has written a number of books on Japanese aircraft, principally for the Smithsonian Institute.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 184176082X
• ISBN 13: 9781841760827
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Styling Mark