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Mitsubishi A6M Zero


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The Mitsubishi A6M dominated the skies over the Pacific in the early years of World War II.  Called the Type O or Zero-sen by the Japanese and 'Zeke' by the Allies, the A6M was designed to meet a Imperial Japanese Navy requirement for a replacement for the Mitsubishi A5M.

The prototype first flew in 1939.  Zero fighters guaranteed air superiority for the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.  By 1943 Allied fighters had gained supremacy.

     
Specifications (A6M6c Model 53c)

 

 

 

Type: Fighter
Engines: one 1,130 hp (843 kW) Nakajima Sakae 31
     

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