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  A6M2 Model 21 Zero    Gizo Harbor
IJN
? Kōkūtai

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Chris Cowx
2001

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James Fincham 2004

Aircraft History
Built by Mitsubishi or Nakajima. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 0 Carrier Fighter / A6M2 Model 21 manufacture number unknown.

Wartime History
Assigned to an unknown Kōkūtai (Air Group). No known markings. This Zero ditched into Gizo Harbor off Gizo on Ghizo Island.

Wreckage
This Zero is submerged at a depth of 30' / 10m just off the main market at Gizo facing to the east. The nose, cockpit, and wings are intact. The empennage is lying upside down behind the wreckage, with the tail hook slot facing upwards. The instrument panel, machine guns and cannons have been removed.

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Last Updated
October 10, 2024

 

Tech Info
A6M2

SCUBA
30'

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