Mitubishi A6M Zero fighter aircraft (JC)
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Mitubishi A6M Zero fighter aircraft (JC) |
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A grey built and painted plastic kit model of a WW2 Mitsubishi Zero A6M fighter airplane, with the number "30-150" on its tailplane.
From the Jeremy Collins Collection.
History
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long-range fighter used between 1940 and 1945, and gained a reputation as a dogfighter. By 1944 it was outdated, but continued to be used. 10,939 were built, more than any other Japanese aircraft in the Second World War.
