Aircraft History
A6M2 Zero Model 21 manufacture number 11593 with tail code 13-122 was a bogus identity created for A6M2 Model 21 Zero Manufacture Number 51553. During the late 1960s, after problems
with the PNG Government, Australian Thomas
King attempt to hide the Zero's true identity before exporting it to Australia.
The Zero was
meticulously repainted with bogus
stencil 11593 with tail number 13-122. Bogus victory markings were painted on the side fuselage with white crosses
over their silhouettes, indicating a total of ten victories: (top row) B-26, P-40, P-38, P-40, P-40, B-26 (bottom
row) P-39, P-39, B-26, B-17.
References
Production figures of the Mitsubishi/Nakajima A6M Zero by Jim Long
Thanks to Jim Lansdale for additional information
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Last Updated
October 10, 2024
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