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  A6M3 Model 32 Zero Manufacture Number 3036 Tail Q-104
IJN
2nd Kokutai

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December 1942

Aircraft History
Built by Mitsubishi, on July 6, 1942. Houkoku Number 878 (Presentation Number) donated by a civilian company.

Wartime History
Flown to Buna Airfield (Old Strip) during the last week of August, 1942. Abandoned at Buna Airfield (Old Strip) on the side of the runway.

Wreckage
Captured in a an intact conditio, missing the propeller by American forces when the airfield was secured in late December 1942.

References
Yokoi Houkoku List
Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 12 (top)
Thanks to Jim Long for additional information

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October 1, 2009

 

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