What You Need to Know: Japan’s Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter dominated the skies over the Pacific early in World War II, achieving a 12-to-1 kill ratio. This carrier-based warplane, known for its speed, ...
In the early Pacific War, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero seemed unbeatable. Its unmatched agility and skilled pilots gave Allied ...
At the start of World War II, it ruled the skies with impossible grace. Fast, agile, and terrifyingly effective, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero was Japan’s crowning aviation achievement—an elegant ...
It'd be a little bit of hyperbole to say the Grumman F6F Hellcat single-handedly gave the U.S. military air superiority over the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Vought F4U Corsair played a huge ...
The Wind Rises features Jiro Horikoshi, the engineer who designed many Japanese fighter planes during WWII, including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter Touchstone Pictures Historical WWII airplane ...
The A7M Reppu (Strong Gale) was conceived to succeed the legendary A6M Zero, but it never entered service. Reports from Japan, quoting defense officials in deep background, have said the country’s MoD ...
The A6M made her maiden flight on April 1, 1939, and was officially introduced into operational service with the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on July 1, 1940. The plane was manufactured by ...