It will take millions to restore one of these to flying condition, but I can just imagine of these screaming low down the line at Oshkosh, Being chased by a pair of P-38’s.
Definite air show desirable
The wreck of the Betty in which Yamamoto died still lies where it crashed.
Too bad the Betty’s that carried the Jap surrender delegation (white with green crosses) weren’t preserved. One later crashed, the other was incinerated. A Marine who boarded one after the Japs were flown to Manila recalled the cabin floor was strewn with official papers.
Bet he kicked himself for the rest of his life for not scooping up all he could find. Intel would have confiscated it anyway I suppose.