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The '''A6M Zero''' (also known as the '''Mitsubishi Zero''') was an [[Imperial Japan|Imperial Japanese]] carrier-based aircraft used by the Japanese Navy during [[World War II]]. Until the [[P-51 Mustang]] entered widespread service in 1943, the Zero was easily the fastest, deadliest, and most maneuverable fighter aircraft in the world. | The '''A6M Zero''' (also known as the '''Mitsubishi Zero''') was an [[Imperial Japan|Imperial Japanese]] carrier-based aircraft used by the Japanese Navy during [[World War II]]. Until the [[P-51 Mustang]] entered widespread service in 1943, the Zero was easily the fastest, deadliest, and most maneuverable fighter aircraft in the world. | ||
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An A6M3 over the Solomon Islands, 1943
The A6M Zero (also known as the Mitsubishi Zero) was an Imperial Japanese carrier-based aircraft used by the Japanese Navy during World War II. Until the P-51 Mustang entered widespread service in 1943, the Zero was easily the fastest, deadliest, and most maneuverable fighter aircraft in the world.
First Combat
The Zero first saw combat in China on September 13, 1940, when 13 Zeros fought 27 Chinese fighters over the city of Chungking. In a thirty minute battle, every Chinese plane was downed, one pilot accounting for five planes himself. Four Zeros suffered light damage.[1]
References
- ↑ Zero, by Masatake Okumiya, Jiro Horikoshi, and Martin Caidin, 2004