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| Keywords: Action off Bougainville Type 1.jpg en A Mitsubishi G4M1 Type 1 Model 11 bomber from the Imperial Japanese Navy's 4th Air Group based at Rabaul New Britain approaches the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-2 during an attack on the carrier off Bougainville on February 20 1942 The Type 1 missing its port engine after being damaged by an F4F Wildcat piloted by Butch O'Hare is commanded by Hikotaicho operations commander Lieutenant Commander Takuzo Ito and may be attempting to crash into the carrier The bomber crashed into the ocean about 1 400 meters from the carrier cite book Tagaya Osamu 2001 Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko 'Betty' Units of World War 2 Osprey New York 978-1-84176-082-7 p 36 Robert C Mikesh 1942-02-20 <gallery> G4M shot down near USS Lexington CV-2 1942 jpeg </gallery> PD-USGov-Military-Navy New Guinea campaign USS Lexington CV-2 Mitsubishi G4M Bougainville Island | ||||
