Crashed Mitsubishi G4M floating off Tulagi on 8 August 1942 (80-G-K-383)

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Crashed Mitsubishi G4M floating off Tulagi on 8 August 1942 (80-G-K-383)

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A largely intact floating wreckage of a Japanese Navy Mitsubishi G4M Type 1 land attack plane (Allied code name "Betty"), which crashed during the aerial torpedo attack on the Allied invasion force off Tulagi Island on 8 August 1942. The photo was taken from the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ellet (DD-398).

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08/08/1942
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Naval History and Heritage Command
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