Mitsubishi A6M2 Reisen -- Zero
ZERO Japanese A6M2 Kohnoika Air Group 170
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighter was the finest shipboard fighter in the world during the first year of the Pacific War. It was the first shipboard fighter capable of defeating its land- based opponents. Its world-wide fame was won in a series of astounding victories against all types of land-based and carrier-based Allied aircraft during the first six months after Pearl Harbor.
Nation: Japan; manufacturer: Mitsubishi Jukogoyo KK; type: fighter; year: 1940; engine: Nakajima NK1C Sakae 12 14-cylinder radial air-cooled, 950 hp; wingspan: 39 ft. 4 1/2 in.; length: 29 ft. 9 in.; height: 10 ft.; weight: 6,164 lb. (loaded); maximum speed: 332 mph @ 14,930 ft.; range: 1,930 miles; armament: 2 x 20 mm cannon; 2 machine guns; 264 lb. of bombs; crew: 1
Mitsubishi A6M2 Reisen -- Zero
ZERO Japanese A6M2 Kohnoika Air Group 170
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighter was the finest shipboard fighter in the world during the first year of the Pacific War. It was the first shipboard fighter capable of defeating its land- based opponents. Its world-wide fame was won in a series of astounding victories against all types of land-based and carrier-based Allied aircraft during the first six months after Pearl Harbor.
Nation: Japan; manufacturer: Mitsubishi Jukogoyo KK; type: fighter; year: 1940; engine: Nakajima NK1C Sakae 12 14-cylinder radial air-cooled, 950 hp; wingspan: 39 ft. 4 1/2 in.; length: 29 ft. 9 in.; height: 10 ft.; weight: 6,164 lb. (loaded); maximum speed: 332 mph @ 14,930 ft.; range: 1,930 miles; armament: 2 x 20 mm cannon; 2 machine guns; 264 lb. of bombs; crew: 1