| A6M3 Type 22 Surrendered Zero kit manufacturer: Hasegawa , a/c manufacturer: Mitsubishi , origin country: Japan , foreign user: RNZAF , build era: 4 (Increasing skills, 2000s) , topics: Trägerflugzeug Jäger Wk2 , TextEN: In September 1945 the RNZAF got knowledge of an intact zero on Kara, a Airstrip in south Bougainville. The RNZAF wanted this as war booty, so the machine should be flown by a jap. pilot to Rabaul. This was forbidden by the booty commission because of the fear of an Kamikaze action. Thereupon Wing Cdr Bill Kofoed flew the machine. In October it was shipped then to Auckland and received the RNZAF serial NZ6000. The machine flew last in December 1945, the interest diminished fast. Because of place ... |
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