Mitsubishi A6M Zero - Wikipedia
The A6M is usually known as the "Zero" from its Japanese Navy aircraft_type designation, Type 0 carrier fighter (Rei shiki Kanjō sentōki, 零式艦上戦闘機), taken from the last digit of the Imperial year 2600 (1940) when it entered service.
Zero | Mitsubishi A6M, WWII Fighter & Naval Aviation | Britannica
Zero, fighter aircraft, a single-seat, low-wing monoplane used with great effect by the Japanese during World War II. Designed by Horikoshi Jiro, it was the first carrier-based fighter capable of besting its land-based opponents.
Most Famous Japanese Plane of WWII – 15 Facts About the Mitsubishi Zero
2018年9月7日 · One of the most famous planes of the Second World War, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen, was Japan’s best fighter and the bane of Allied airmen in the Pacific. The Zero was designed to meet a tough set of specifications set down by the Japanese Navy in 1937. They wanted a plane to replace the A5M carrier fighter, also produced by Mitsubishi.
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero - National Museum of the USAF
The Allies' main opponent in the Pacific air war, the Zero is the most famous symbol of Japanese air power during World War II. The fighter first flew in April 1939, and Mitsubishi, Nakajima, Hitachi and the Japanese navy produced 10,815 Zeros from 1940-1945.
The Rise and Fall of the Japanese ‘Zero’ - Warfare History Network
On the morning of December 7, 1941, a Mitsubishi Zero fighter, tail number A1-108, takes off from the aircraft carrier Akagi en route to attack Pearl Harbor and other American military installations on the island of Oahu. For a short time, the nimble …
Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighter | National Air and Space Museum
2020年5月1日 · Few American fighter pilots on their own survived a turning, twisting, close-in dogfight against a capable Japanese pilot flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero during World War II. Curator Russell Lee explores in a new blog.
How recovering a Japanese Zero at Pearl Harbor added to its …
2024年12月7日 · The first chance for the U.S. to inspect the iconic Mitsubishi Zero revealed surprisingly few hard facts.
Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (Zero-Sen) - Aviation History
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was the most produced Japanese aircraft of World War II. The Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen legendary status mirrored the fortunes of the rising sun in which four years, the sun would finally set.
Mitsubishi A6M Zero (1939) - Weapons and Warfare
2020年3月30日 · Japan’s leading ace of the Pacific war, Saburo Sakai, flew a Zero, who is believed to have achieved 64 aerial kills. An improved A6M3 entered service in spring 1942, now powered by a Sakae 21 with two-stage supercharger.
Mitsubishi A6M Zero "Zeke" (1939) - Naval Aviation
Main Japanese naval fighter of WW2, the legendary A6M gained an aura of invincibility in the first year of the war in the Pacific, brushing aside all opposition, but its advantages became problems in 44-45.