I almost forgot to post a YouTube video today.
I saw this on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwzLFlq4VNE
Direct link: Mitsubishi designed/ Nakajima Built A6M2-21 Zero Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwzLFlq4VNE (around 29 seconds long).
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Wow amazing there’s still Japanese Zeros around I heard they were flimsy compared to American aircrafts
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In combat, they were. In other terms, they were good planes. The Japanese didn’t adopt things the Americans did. Self-sealing gas tanks being a great example. Early on, the Zero was a great plane, but like German counterparts, the Japanese never upgraded to better models as the war progressed. Seems there were tricks to fighting Zeroes that were picked up early on by the Americans. Looks like a few have survived although many are patchwork from different Zeroes and a few replicas. Look like a couple are in California – Chino (Planes of Flame Museum) and San Diego. (San Diego Air and Space Museum with a replica in Santa Monica at the Museum of Flying.
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Wow thanks for letting me know about Zeros near me! When things calm down I do want to visit them! You know a lot about Zeros!
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Only what I read. Wikipedia has an article on Zeroes, including the replicas and where they can be found.
Also, the San Diego museum has a Virtual Tour. They aren’t open right now due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Thanks for the info!
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You are welcome. I did a post about the museum about an hour ago.
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Wow thank you!
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It sounds like an interesting museum. Never been to that part of California yet, but I would like to visit.
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👍👍👍
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