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| IJN ? Kōkūtai
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Aircraft History Built by Nakajima, estimated date of assembly September 1943. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 0 Carrier Fighter / A6M2 Model 21 Zero manufacture number 31574. Wartime History Assigned to an unknown Kōkūtai (Air Group), likely 252 Kokutai (252 Air Group). No known markings or tail code. This Zero was abandoned at Taroa Airfield. Recovery Recovered by John Sterling, in the 1990s. After a year of negotiation, including sleeping in the jungle for nearly 3 months to perform the recovery of four Zeros: this aircraft plus A6M3 Zero 3148, A6M3 Zero 3685 and A6M3 Zero 3318 that were disassembled, crated and shipped back to his home in Boise, Idaho in May 1991. He focused his efforts on restoring A6M3 3318 and using parts from the others to support this single project. Restoration Later sold to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Afterwards, the tail section was owned by Vintage Aircraft Ltd. This airframe is being used as the basis of the restoration, with parts from A6M3 Zero 3318. References Production figures of the Mitsubishi/Nakajima A6M Zero by Jim Long Asahi Journal Vol 1 No 2 interview with John Sterling. Thanks to Bill Bartsch and Ryan Towes for additional information Contribute
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