Mitsubishi_G4M_is_shot_down_in_May_1944.jpg
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An Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi G4M ("Betty") bomber is burning, as it is shot down by a U.S. Navy Fleet Air Wing 2 (FAW-2) Consolidated PB2Y-3
Coronado
patrol bomber, in the Central Pacific. The Japanese plane wears the number "72" on its tail fin.
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| Date | circa 22 May 1944 |
| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-238877 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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