| LC control no. | sh 85149760 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Mitsubishi A6M (Fighter plane) |
| Variant(s) | A6M (Fighter plane) Mitsubishi Reisen (Fighter plane) Mitsubishi Zeke (Fighter plane) Mitsubishi Zero (Fighter plane) Reisen (Fighter plane) Zeke (Fighter plane) Zero (Fighter planes) |
| See also | Fighter planes Mitsubishi airplanes |
| Found in | Virtual Aircraft Museum website, 17th Jan. 2012: Aircraft directory: Japan, Mitsubishi A6M Reisen/ ZEKE, 1939 (the famous Mitsubishi A6M, popularly known as the 'Zero', was the first carrierborne fighter in the world capable of outperforming any contemporary land-based fighter it was likely to confront) Wikipedia, 17th Jan. 2012: under Mitsubishi A6M Zero (the Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long-range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945; the A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter, and also designated as the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen and Mitsubishi Navy 12-shi Carrier Fighter; the A6M was usually referred to by the Allies as the "Zero", from the 'Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter' designation; the official Allied reporting name was Zeke) |
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