A6M5 Model 52c Zero fighters on an airfield, Kyushu, Japan, circa early 1945

Caption     A6M5 Model 52c Zero fighters on an airfield, Kyushu, Japan, circa early 1945 ww2dbase
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A6M Zero   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 750 x 296 pixels
Photos at Same Place Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957.

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1. Bill says:
10 Jun 2011 12:03:08 PM

A6M5c Model 52 Zero fighters the mechanics
are running up the engines, before the pilots man their aircraft. The Zeros belong
the 252nd Air Group, the A6M5 was armed with
2x20mm cannons and 2x13.2mm machine guns mounted in the wings and 1x13.2mm machine gun in the upper fuselage decking.

Armored glass was installed behind the front windshield, and behind the pilot fuel tanks had automatic fire extinguishers.
In the hands of an experienced Japanese pilot
the Zero was still a deadly combat aircraft
despite improved Allied fighters late in the war.

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