Legends 15 by debbielove

Photography • Aviation • posted on Aug 19, 2014

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Greetings Folks, Had to have a slight change in the running order planned for the Legends Series for you as I had a surprise at my last Airshow (coming up), the Vulcan is apearing, but...no Two Lancs.. Here is the first from the Grand Tour Files.. lol MITSUBISHI A6M2 ZERO : The Allies' main opponent in the Pacific air war, the Zero is the most famous symbol of Japanese air power during World War II. The fighter first flew in April 1939, and Mitsubishi, Nakajima, Hitachi and the Japanese navy produced 10,815 Zeros from 1940-1945. Zeros were produced in greater number than any other aircraft. Its distinctive design and historical impact make the Zero an important machine in air power history. This Nakajima-built A6M2 was placed on display in 2004. It was found in Papua New Guinea, near the city of Kavieng on New Ireland, and was probably one of the aircraft delivered to Rabaul and operated at Kavieng by the 6th Kokutai (Squadron) and later by the 253rd Kokutai. It is painted to represent a section leader's aircraft from the aircraft carrier Zuiho during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, March 1944.. Tech Talk: Armament: Two 20mm cannon, two 7.7mm machine guns Engine: Sakae 12 rated : 940 hp Maximum speed: 316 mph Range: 1,930 miles Taken at the USAF Museum, Dayton, Ohio.. (Thanks BIll) Enjoy Rob

Comments (15)

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Mondwin

9:27AM | Tue, 19 August 2014

Looks a fabulous shot my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

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Faemike55

9:35AM | Tue, 19 August 2014

very cool capture and interesting history thanks

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neiwil

11:05AM | Tue, 19 August 2014

Great capture mate, as you say an important piece of aviation history. It always mystified me why they thought folding wing tips saved room on a carrier.....it can't have increased a carriers capacity by any appreciable amount..but then again, that's probably just as well for us...

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Buffalo1

11:42AM | Tue, 19 August 2014

A fine shot of a classic Zeke fighter with a B-18 as a neighbor!

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Cyve

11:57AM | Tue, 19 August 2014

Very fantastic airplanes and great capture ! Great POV also!

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bebopdlx

12:04PM | Tue, 19 August 2014

What a shot of history.

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jayfar

1:51PM | Tue, 19 August 2014

Don't see these very often Rob if not at all !! Great shot.

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taliesin86001

2:13PM | Tue, 19 August 2014

Great shot, Rob! And I always learn something new from your uploads, thanks.

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goodoleboy

3:43PM | Tue, 19 August 2014

That's definitely a carrier based aircraft, with that wing fold break at the end. But what a short one! Why did they even bother? The breaks I've seen on American carrier planes occur half way along the wing. Anyway, cool capture of the most manufactured aircraft of WWII, Rob. Really well armed with quite a range. Where did they put all the fuel?

Tamarrion

5:57PM | Tue, 19 August 2014

Awesome find! Zeros are rare birds. The Zero owed its long range and legendary agility in no small part due to its light weight for its size. That light weight was due to a complete lack of armour, self-sealing fuel tanks (tanks were in the wings btw). "Defense" was not a particularly important word to the IJN at the time...

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tuvoc

7:53PM | Tue, 19 August 2014

Hi again, I see you are still using your Nikon D-40 camera. Do you keep your newer Nikon 3200 for the in-flight pictures? You really love your airplanes, don't you. :)

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