The Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen is the most famous Japanese fighter of the Second World War (1939-45). The single-seater aircraft was a leap forward for the Japanese air force and navy; indeed, this was the fastest and most manoeuvrable of all fighter planes in the early years of the war. Deployed very often from aircraft carriers, the Zero was used as both a fighter and dive-bomber in such key battles as the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of…
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