Tamiya 61110 1/48 Mitsubishi G4M1 Model 11 (Betty)

一式陸上攻撃機11型山本長官搭乗機 (一式陸上攻撃機 Ichishiki rikujō kōgeki ki; 一式陸攻 Isshikirikukō)

World War Two
Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) - 1941~1945
production of the G4M1 ended in January 1944
The G4M1 torpedo bomber sank HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse off the eastern coast of Malaya on 10 December 1941
1号機(機番323)には連合艦隊司令長官である山本五十六 (Isoroku Yamamoto)大将
2号機(機番326)には参謀長の宇垣中将が搭乗
on 18 April 1943, Isoroku Yamamoto was killed when American code breakers identified his flight plans, enabling the United States Army Air Force (USAAF)'s P-38s to shoot down his plane. His death was a major blow to Japanese military morale during World War II.