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Mitsubishi, A6M, Zero "Akutan Zero"

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  • Gerry Asher said:
    The "Akutan Zero," recovered virtually intact after a fatal landing accident in the Aleutians, was recovered by the Navy and taken to NAS North Island for evaluation. Its flight testing results were directly responsible for the design of Grumman's F6F "Hellcat." Here, LCDR Eddie R. Sanders takes the "Zero" up for its initial test filght at North Island, 20 September 1942. This particular image has been retouched, darkening the wing and cowling leading edges to delineate them from the background - and blanking out the national insignia ("star" in the roundel) under the left wing, most likely for printing in another publication as a "Japanese" Zero...

Captured Japanese ac 017

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  • Robert said:
    Is tis a '' Dinah'' with the fine linea?
  • Robert said:
    Love pictures of captured WW2 aircraft and I do not think I have seen these anywhere before. I live in Newport News right across the water from Norfolk and have visited San Diego.

Captured Japanese ac 015

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  • purring price said:
    it's an interesting document
  • John Sanders said:
    Cool!
  • Greg Bishop said:
    Fascinating, especially thanks to your great description!