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MITSUBISHI A6M ZERO
JAMES D’ANGINA
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR
JAMES D'ANGINA
is the former Curator for the US Army's Air
Defense Artillery Museum, Fort Bliss, and has written multiple
articles for the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps. This is his
third book for Osprey.
ADAM TOOBY
is an internationally renowned digital aviation artist
and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide
and as box art for model aircraft kits. He also runs a successful
illustration studio and aviation prints business.
AIR VANGUARD 19
MITSUBISHI A6M ZERO
JAMES D’ANGINA
This electronic edition published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
I would like to thank the following individuals for their contribution
towards this volume: Dr Ian Spurgeon, military historian; Mr Stephen
Ove, USAF historian; Mrs Sayaka Higa, Kadena Air Base, Public Affairs.
Also, I would like to thank the staff at the Pacific Aviation Museum,
Pearl Harbor, and the staff of the National Museum of Naval Aviation
Pensacola. I want to thank my family for their patience with me while
writing this volume. Any errors found within this volume are the sole
responsibility of the author.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
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7-Shi prototype (1MF10)
9-Shi prototype (Ka-14)
A5M Type 96: the Zero’s direct predecessor
12-Shi prototype requirements
12-Shi prototype (A6M1)
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND VARIANTS
Mitsubishi A6M2a (Model 11)
Mitsubishi A6M2b (Model 21)
Nakajima A6M2b (Model 21)
A6M2b conversions: training fighter and fighter-bomber
Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 float-fighter
21st Naval Air Arsenal/Hitachi A6M2-K (trainer)
The clipped-wing Zero: Mitsubishi A6M3 (Model 32)
Mitsubishi A6M3 (Model 22)
A6M5 Model 52
A6M5a Model 52-Koh
A6M5b Model 52-Otsu
A6M5c Model 52-Hei
A6M5-K (trainer)
A6M7 Model 63
A6M8c Model 54
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OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Baptism of fire (China 1940–41)
The Hawaiian operation: Pearl Harbor
Niihau incident
Land-based Zeros: the Philippines and Malaya
Wake Island
Coral Sea and Midway
Aleutians
Float-fighters in action
Tainan Kokutai and Rabaul
Guadalcanal
The Marianas Turkey Shoot
Desperation on Iwo
The Zero and the Divine Wind
Okinawa
Homeland Defense
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CONCLUSION
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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