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World War II: Japan
Aircraft of Japan in WWII.
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*Color Video* Betty in Jungle
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Posted: Monday, October 25, 2010 - 04:54 AM UTC
Great detail shots!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5MSqrK5Tbo&NR=1&feature=fvwp
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Posted: Monday, October 25, 2010 - 08:00 AM UTC
Very interesting! If that's the Betty I think it is, it's on Ballalae Island in the Western Province of the Solomons. I visited there on a business trip in 1991 and was able to crawl all over (and through) the plane. Interesting to see how it's deteriorated over the subsequent twenty years. Although it looks like the Betty has been dragged into the middle of the jungle, it's actually just parked on the dispersal area where it was left at the end of the war, and the jungle's grown up around it... cheers Brad
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Posted: Monday, October 25, 2010 - 10:25 AM UTC
Great video!


Cheers Nick
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Posted: Monday, October 25, 2010 - 02:11 PM UTC
Sweet! Thanks for sharing guys I'm surprised it's still as in tact as it is. Anybody know the current status of the aircraft?
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