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The Betty made its combat debut in [[Sino-Japanese War|China]], but the war in the Pacific made it famous.  Torpedo-carrying Betties took part in the sinking of the [[HMS Prince of Wales]] and [[HMS Repulse]] during the Malaya campaign, the first time in history that heavy ships were sunk at sea purely by air attack.<ref>''Zero'', by Masatake Okumiya, Jiro Horikoshi, and Martin Caidin, 2004</ref>  However, when Rabaul-based G4Ms attempted to repeat this feat against the aircraft carrier [[USS Lexington (CV-2)|USS Lexington]] in February 1942, 16 (out of 18) of the bombers were shot down, and not a single hit was scored.  (See:  [[Edward O’Hare|"Butch" O'Hare]]).  The G4M was active in every theater of the Pacific War, and was in service up to the surrender.  Probably the most famous incident involving the plane was the assassination of Admiral [[Isoroku Yamamoto]], who was flying in a Betty when he was ambushed by American fighters and shot down.  Later Betties were modified to carry the Ohka human piloted missile for kamikaze attacks.  Specially marked G4Ms even played a part in the very last chapter of the war, when they were used to ferry Japanese delegates to the surrender ceremonies.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2UDu84WeU]

The Betty made its combat debut in [[Sino-Japanese War|China]], but the war in the Pacific made it famous.  Torpedo-carrying Betties took part in the sinking of the [[HMS Prince of Wales]] and [[HMS Repulse]] during the Malaya campaign, the first time in history that heavy ships were sunk at sea purely by air attack.<ref>''Zero'', by Masatake Okumiya, Jiro Horikoshi, and Martin Caidin, 2004</ref>  However, when Rabaul-based G4Ms attempted to repeat this feat against the aircraft carrier [[USS Lexington (CV-2)|USS Lexington]] in February 1942, 16 (out of 18) of the bombers were shot down, and not a single hit was scored.  (See:  [[Edward O’Hare|"Butch" O'Hare]]).  The G4M was active in every theater of the Pacific War, and was in service up to the surrender.  Probably the most famous incident involving the plane was the assassination of Admiral [[Isoroku Yamamoto]], who was flying in a Betty when he was ambushed by American fighters and shot down.  Later Betties were modified to carry the Ohka human piloted missile for [[kamikaze]] attacks.  Specially marked G4Ms even played a part in the very last chapter of the war, when they were used to ferry Japanese delegates to the surrender ceremonies.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2UDu84WeU]