Mitsubishi G3M | World War Photos

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: 35th Assault on Chungking 1940

: Mitsubishi Ka-15

: Nell R-325 of the 707 Kokutai

: Nell R-325 of the 707 Kokutai

: 01-61 of the 1001 Kokutai

: Ryukyu 1945

: Nell with radar

: G3M Rikko shot down at Lungwha

: G3M3 Wreck on Okinawa 1945

: Nell of the 901st Kokutai on Beach at Senaga Shima

: G3M engine

: Bomber with bomb load carried external

: Damaged Nell made an emergency landing in the East Indies

: KEA-395 and M2A1 Okinawa 1945

: G3M wrecks

: G3M2 code M-372 of the Mihoro kokutai

: G3M2 Nell refueling

: G3M2 warming-up its engine, Rabaul

: G3M2 code G-374 of the Genzan kokutai in flight

: G3M cockpit

: G3M over China

: G3M2 code M-365 of the Mihoro kokutai

: L3Y J-BEOA

: G3M2 “Rikko” R-325 of the 707 kokutai

: G3M2 code M-372 of the Mihoro kokutai 3

: Marines inspect G3M of the 755 Kokutai on Tarawa

: G3M wreck

: KEA-395 of the 901st kokutai, Okinawa 1945

: G3M2 J-BACI “Nippon” 1939

: G3M2 “Rikko” code M-323 of the Mihoro kokutai

: G3M3 in flight

: Mitsubishi G3M1 on the ground

: G3M 15

: Mitsubishi G3M2 code M-372 of the Mihoro kokutai 2

: Mitsubishi G3M dropping bombs on target

: G3M Nell 90 of the Yokosuka kokutai 1945

: Mitsubishi G3M1 “Nell” on the ground 3

: G3M2 in flight

: G3M2 refueling

: G3M2s of the Mihoro kokutai

: Mitsubishi G3M2 “Nell” M-323 of the Mihoro kokutai

: G3M1 205 and A5M

: G3M and G4M wrecks Isinomaki Airfield September 1945

: Captured G3M “Nell” P-90?

: Type 96 Rikko G3M2 formation 4

: Type 96 Rikko G3M2 crew

: G3M1 #43 of the Kisarazu kokutai

: G3M3 crew

: Mitsubishi G3M1 Type 96 Rikko bombers

: G3M September 1939

: G3M and A6M

: Yokosuka L3Y2 code 221-01 of the 221st kokutai

: G3M2 “Nell” M-336 of the Mihoro kokutai

: G3M3 22

: KEA-395 of the 901st Kokutai, Okinawa 1945

: Ground crew performing maintenance on a G3M engine

: G3M Nell bomber New Britain January 1944

The Mitsubishi G3M was a Japanese bomber aircraft used during World War II, mostly against the Chinese.
The bomber had a crew of five, and had its first flight in July 1935. The aircraft was armed with three 7.7mm machine guns. Maximum speed was 188 knots and had a range of over 2,200 miles. The G3M was also designed to carry an 800 kg torpedo for ship attacks. Later the Nakajima Company redesigned the G3M into the improved G3M3 (Model 23) with more powerful engines and increased fuel capacity. This version was only manufactured by Nakajima, being the most rapidly produced in wartime. This version entered service in 1941, and was maintained in service for two years, and later used in 1943 alongside the G3M2s for long-range maritime reconnaissance with radar due to its excellent long range performance. Other G3M derivations were the transports L3Y, used for transport duties.