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  A6M2 Model 21 Zero Manufacture Number ? Tail V-136
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Tainan Kōkūtai

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Ceryanec 1943

Aircraft History
Built by Mitsubishi or Nakajima. At the factory painted overall gray with a black engine cowling. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as A6M2 Model 21 Zero manufacture number unknown.

Wartime History
Assigned to the Tainan Kōkūtai (Tainan Air Group). Tail code V-136. This Zero operated from Lae Airfield. Damaged on the ground and abandoned at the airfield. Captured by the Allies on September 16, 1943.

Wreckage
This Zero was abandoned at Lae Airfield with the rear fuselage broken.

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October 10, 2024

 

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