Japan gonna get hit again

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Re: Japan gonna get hit again

Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:58 pm

tulsaboy wrote:And don't forget the one in California in the diorama setting (Planes of Fame?)

kevin

Although I would like to see that Betty restored back to fly, I don't think POF will ever do that.
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Re: Japan gonna get hit again

Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:40 pm

tulsaboy wrote:An earlier poster said something about the various Betty wrecks not being recovered... seems to me that at least one was recovered from the Solomons a year or two ago when several other Japanese wrecks were removed with the permission of the government there. I'm sure someone here knows their destination, but it makes me think that there would be the potential for that one to be used as a pretty nice pattern... and don't forget the one in California in the diorama setting (Planes of Fame?)


Other than the POF Betty, I haven't heard of any confirmed recoveries of large, multi-engine Japanese aircraft (if another has been recovered, that's fantastic.) But the Japanese Army and Navy Air Forces flew more than just Bettys. I've seen photos of Nell, Sally, and Helen wrecks that are conceivably recoverable and restorable, although I'm not sure how recently they were taken. Even if not restored to flying condition, it would be nice to see a Nell or Sally in a museum, rather than rotting in a jungle. Of course, in addition to the various legal red tape involved, such a project would also require a considerable amount of cash..and other than Harada-San, I don't know of anyone who's that passionate about WWII Japanese aircraft.

SN
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Re: Japan gonna get hit again

Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:26 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKbV4sSP ... re=related

Steve- isn't this a Betty? I think it was part of this group that was moved.

kevin

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=39026&p=389924&hilit=solomon#p389924
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Re: Japan gonna get hit again

Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:34 pm

Yep..that's a Betty all right! Did anyone ever determine where the recoveries ended up? Seems to me there was some mystery surrounding them.

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Re: Japan gonna get hit again

Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:11 am

We did a three page article on these recoveries when it happened a few years back. I don't have a current update though....

http://www.classicwings.com/issues/volume15/1501.html

Dave
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Re: Japan gonna get hit again

Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:22 pm

OH MAN! Thats an entire Betty fuselage! Wow, what a display once finished. Next hopefully the wings!
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