A Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighter trails smoke as it loses altitude during an air raid on the U.S. base at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. The raid took place in June 1942, during the campaign to seize the islands of Attu and Kiska along with Midway Atoll in the Central Pacific.

The Zero is considered to have been the most capable carrier-based fighter in the world when it was introduced early in World War II, combining excellent maneuverability and very long range. [2] The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service also frequently used it as a land-based fighter.

2014年9月22日 · In the raid of June 4, twenty bombers blasted oil storage tanks, a warehouse, a hospital, a hangar, and a beached freighter, while eleven Zeros strafed at will. Chief Petty Officer Makoto Endo led a three-plane Zero section from the Ryujo, whose other pilots were Flight Petty Officers Tsuguo Shikada and Tadayoshi Koga. Koga, a small.

A Japanese task force led by Admiral Kakuji Kakuta bombed Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island twice, once on June 3 and again the following day. Tadayoshi Koga, a 19-year-old flight petty officer first class, was launched from the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō as part of the June 4 raid.

2022年7月15日 · At the start of World War II, Japan's Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter was the most vaunted and feared weapon in the enemy arsenal. Lightweight and maneuverable, the Zero was able to outfly and...

2024年11月8日 · The Zero made its combat debut in the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1940, where it immediately impressed with a kill ratio of 12:1 against Chinese forces. When Japan entered World War II, the Zero played a prominent role in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, providing air cover for Japanese bombers.

2022年8月27日 · Main Japanese naval fighter of WW2, the legendary A6M gained an aura of invincibility in the first year of the war in the Pacific, brushing aside all opposition, but its advantages became problems in 44-45.

2018年4月9日 · On December 7, 1941, the Japanese A6M Zero Model 21 manufactured by Mitsubishi was one of the most iconic participants in the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the bombers inflicted the bulk of the damage, the Zero fighter planes kept the American forces at bay, strafing battleship decks and airfields to maximize the deadly efficiency of the attack.

The Zero made a decisive contribution to Japan’s early successes in the war, and from Pearl Harbor until the Battle of Midway in June 1942 the Mitsubishi fighter (called ‘Zeke’ by the Allies) dominated the Pacific skies. The turning point came after this battle.

Zero, fighter aircraft, a single-seat, low-wing monoplane used with great effect by the Japanese during World War II. Designed by Horikoshi Jiro, it was the first carrier-based fighter capable of besting its land-based opponents.