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The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-capable fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945.
The Akutan Zero is inspected by US Navy personnel on Akutan Island on July 11, 1942.. The Akutan Zero, also known as Koga's Zero (古賀のゼロ) and the Aleutian Zero, was a Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zero Japanese fighter aircraft piloted by Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga, that crash-landed on Akutan Island, Alaska Territory, during World War II.
The A6M2-N floatplane was developed from the Mitsubishi A6M Type 0, mainly to support amphibious operations and defend remote bases.It was based on the A6M-2 Model 11 fuselage, with a modified tail and added floats.
Jiro Horikoshi (堀越 二郎, Horikoshi Jirō, 22 June 1903 – 11 January 1982) was a Japanese aeronautical engineer.He was the chief engineer of several Japanese fighter aircraft designs used during World War II, most notably the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter, as well as the NAMC YS-11.
The aircraft was later sent by AVG to the United States as the first intact Japanese A6M fighter captured as a prize of war, and was known as the "Mystery Zero", "China Zero", or "Tiger Zeke". [6] After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans recovered some remains of downed IJN "Zeroes" from the battle area. These included: [7] [8]
This is a list of Imperial Navy Air aces flying the Mitsubishi Zero fighter during the Pacific War. Tetsuzō Iwamoto: 94 (including 14 in China / personal diary accounts for a total of 202 kills) [1] Shoichi Sugita: 70 (some sources say 80) Saburō Sakai: 64 (2 in China) Takeo Okumura: 54 (4 in China) Hiroyoshi Nishizawa: 36 official (102 ...
The Mitsubishi A7M Reppū (烈風, "Strong Wind") was designed as the successor to the Imperial Japanese Navy's A6M Zero, with development beginning in 1942.Performance objectives were to achieve superior speed, climb, diving, and armament over the Zero, as well as better maneuverability – all parameters that were ultimately achieved towards the end of its development in 1945.
A small number of original Sakae powerplants are on display in aviation museums, usually mounted into the airframes of restored Mitsubishi A6M Zeros. Only one airworthy Zero worldwide still flies with a restored Sakae powerplant, the Planes of Fame Museum's A6M5 example, bearing tail number "61-120". [3] [4]