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NASA Center: Langley Research Center
Image # : L-32130
Date : 03/08/1943

Title

Mitsubishi A6M2

Full Description

Captured at Akutan Island, Alaska, in August 1942. This Mitsubishi A6M2 fighter was the first "Zero" to fall intact into Allied hands during WW II. After limited flying on the West Coast, the "Zero" arrived at Langley for installation of test equipment prior to in-depth flight testing by the Navy at Patuxent River, Maryland.

Keywords

Japan Mitsubishi Zero Mitsubishi A6M2 Langley NACA

Subject Category

NACA-LaRC,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: LARC
  • Center Number: L-32130
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001245

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: UNKNOWN
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

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(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail .jpg 90 55 5
Small .jpg 640 389 123
Medium .jpg 1500 912 558
Large .jpg 3000 1824 1,780

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