The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Control horn made of aluminium from a crashed Mitsubishi G4M1 'Betty' bomber. The component is painted in a protective layer of clear blue-green primer known as 'Aotake' used on the interior finishes of Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft.
A relic of Admiral Yamamoto's last flight.
This flying surface control actuating mechanism was recovered from the wreckage of Admiral Yamamoto's Betty bomber on September 1980. Admiral Yamamoto conceived and directed the historic Japanese attack on 8 December 1941 at Pearl Harbour in Hawai'i. He was the acting Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Japanese Fleet at the time of his death.
Yamamoto was killed when the Mitsubishi G4M1 Type 11 'Betty' bomber aircraft (manufacture Number 2656 and tail code T1-323) in which he was travelling was attacked by American fighters flying from Guadalcanal and shot down over Bougainville on 18 April, 1943. United States Army P-38G Lightning fighter planes were directed as part of 'Operation Retribution' to make the long-range interception after U.S. Intelligence officers had succeeded in decoding a Japanese cypher which outlined the Admiral's proposed itinerary to Bougainville and the Northern Solomon Islands airfield on Ballale island.
The seat is a box-shaped, aluminium structure painted in overall 'aotake' interior green. It has a short back rest and a padded top made from black rubberised material. Markings stamped onto the met
A Japanese Mitsubishi G4M Betty attack bomber about to take off on a runway at a Japanese airfield, possibly Rabaul. The take off was observed by Admiral Yamamoto, who was making an inspection of the
Opening titles: Nippon Nyusu [Japanese News] produced by Nippon Eigasha [Japanese Film Company]. "Defeat the enemy completely". Issue No 155. Topics covered: 1. Title: 'Take off hats. Empress visits a
The seat is a box-shaped, aluminium structure painted in overall 'aotake' interior green. It has a short back rest and a padded top made from black rubberised material. Markings stamped onto the met
Japanese Midget submarine which is a composite of two submarines - the Ha-21 and the Ha-14. The original submarine type was constructed of 6.4mm steel plate in five sections: Forward section incorpor
This small aluminium data plate displays two lines of entry printed in black with an adjoining space for stamped or impresed details. The top line translates as 'Part number' with the stamped number '
Mitsubishi A6M2 single engine, single seat, cantilever low wing monoplane fighter aircraft of all metal construction. The tail control surfaces are fabric covered. It has a retractable tail wheel and
