The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-capable fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945.

Aug 27, 2022 · Imperial Japanese Navy, 10,939 built. Just named colloquially “zero” and still popularly known as such today, the A6M, or “Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 carrier fighter” (零式艦上戦闘機) hence the number used as nickname, was the …

Apr 20, 2019 · Tamiya's original "IJN Green" is actually the Nakajima color, which is a blue-base green. When they released the gray-green color, they also released "IJN Green 2" which is "Mitsubishi Green," a more green, yellow-base color. Their original "IJN Grey" is the Nakajima grey that was used on their A6M2s and in camouflaged airplanes.

A6M Zeros were predominantly used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) on aircraft carriers, and also by its land-based fighter units. At the start of the Pacific War in 1941, the A6M constituted about 60% of the IJN fighter force.

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.

Officially designated the Type 0 Carrier Fighter by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Known as simply Reisen the Japanese word for the number Zero. The Zero was well armed, lightweight fighter that could not be out-turned, and exceptional range.

Mar 6, 2025 · The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-capable fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945.

By the Autumn of 1942 US intelligence gathered enough data on IJN Type 0 carrier fighter (A6M, Reisen, Zero) from combat observations and study of crashed planes (among them famous “Koga’s Zero”, which was already repaired and tested in mock combat against the US fighters) to publish several summaries about this aircraft.

Mitsubish A6M2 “Zero” fighter planes preparing for takeoff from an IJN aircraft carrier, c. 1940. “Early in WWII, U.S. aviation experts believed that the Zero fighter was a copy or modification of an American or European design, and that the Japanese were incapable of building an airplane with performance superior to U.S. planes.

May 25, 2022 · The Mitsubishi A6M "Rei-sen" was the primary naval fighter of the Japanese Empire heading into World War 2. The aircraft was recognized by its pilots as the "Zero-sen" based on the Imperial Year calendar (1940 at the time). The Allies eventually adopted the "Zero" name as the type's nickname while the official Allied codename for the became "Zeke".