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Aviation Photos => Warbirds => Topic started by: robin990 on December 02, 2008, 10:39:20 PM

Title: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Post by: robin990 on December 02, 2008, 10:39:20 PM
You guys know a ZERO lives at Van Nuys ? .....i saw it the other night when i went by VN.

I went to the hanger and checked it out. , what a cool plane.....the greatest fighter of its time and as rare as anything made. 
Title: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Post by: rander on December 03, 2008, 01:43:54 AM
What????   ???No Pics?????
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: NikonGuy on December 03, 2008, 03:01:41 AM
Quote from: rander on December 03, 2008, 01:43:54 AM
What????   ???No Pics?????

:o    :D
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: phantomphan1974 on December 03, 2008, 06:32:34 AM
Keith probably knows which one that is.  Planes of Fame in Chino has a 100% original one.  The other are original but have P&W engines instead.  I remeber the one at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica way back when.  It look almost new!
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: aero-engineer on December 03, 2008, 09:45:36 PM
The Zero that was at the Santa Monica Museum of Flight has been in possesion of the Camarillo CAF for the last few years.

I wonder if this is the same one?  (Recent airshows appearances included Riverside and Chino)

Kevin
aero-engineer
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: phantomphan1974 on December 04, 2008, 06:30:13 AM
Hey Keith(Resident Warbird expert  ;)), any light you can shed on this aircraft?
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: rander on December 04, 2008, 06:47:46 PM
Quote from: phantomphan1974 on December 04, 2008, 06:30:13 AM
Hey Keith(Resident Warbird expert  ;)), any light you can shed on this aircraft?

Maybe a pic or two also!!
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: WARBIRD KEITH on December 04, 2008, 07:57:35 PM
A6M3 model22 N553TT belongs to Tom Thomas and is in the process of being sold to an unknown  individual (Japan) ??? the asking price was 1.9m

this plane was one of 3  Zero's  manufactured in russia , the other two birds 1 owned by David Price, an the other owned by Paul Allen, which will be ready to fly shortly


found photo on abpic.co.uk

taken by Keith Sowter
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: rander on December 05, 2008, 01:48:34 AM
Thank You. For the Pic.  <cheers>
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: phantomphan1974 on December 05, 2008, 06:32:14 AM
Sucks that it would fly anymore once it gets to Japan.
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: rander on December 06, 2008, 07:57:57 PM
Why were the Russians building Zeros?
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: GTagami on December 06, 2008, 08:00:08 PM
Any way we can add a period at the end of Jap.?

G
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: Midnight Mover on December 06, 2008, 11:54:17 PM
Quote from: phantomphan1974 on December 05, 2008, 06:32:14 AM
Sucks that it would fly anymore once it gets to Japan.

Yes, we must keep all these types of aircraft in the US >:D Too many of them are being sold to other countries :'(
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: WARBIRD KEITH on December 16, 2008, 11:48:16 AM
The latest news Re: N553TT A6M  Zero , is that its not going to be heading to Japan ,The deal fell through ,the plane instead will be ferried to Caldwell, Idaho it should be departing between this week and next week , I will  be speaking with the pilot  for the ferry flight before the  end of this week to find out what day it will be leaving
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: Midnight Mover on December 17, 2008, 09:24:52 PM
Quote from: WARBIRD KEITH on December 16, 2008, 11:48:16 AM
The latest news Re: N553TT A6M  Zero , is that its not going to be heading to Japan ,The deal fell through ,the plane instead will be ferried to Caldwell, Idaho it should be departing between this week and next week , I will  be speaking with the pilot  for the ferry flight before the  end of this week to find out what day it will be leaving

Good to see it will stay in the US ;D
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: akradecki on March 12, 2009, 10:20:43 AM
Just found this thread...sorry I didn't see it sooner. If anyone has interest, back in 2005 I shot a walk-around of this for my old blog, which is archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20060614064649/mojaveweblog.com/pages/051026-1.html
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: phantomphan1974 on March 12, 2009, 11:01:38 AM
Nice pics Alan
Title: Re: Jap Zero
Post by: Midnight Mover on March 12, 2009, 11:54:35 AM
Quote from: akradecki on March 12, 2009, 10:20:43 AM
Just found this thread...sorry I didn't see it sooner. If anyone has interest, back in 2005 I shot a walk-around of this for my old blog, which is archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20060614064649/mojaveweblog.com/pages/051026-1.html

Great pix ;)
Title: Re: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Post by: GTagami on October 29, 2015, 07:45:30 AM
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5706/21917077112_d1865d7211_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/zoJKrS)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/zoJKrS) by G Tagami (https://www.flickr.com/photos/singlereflex/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Post by: Britt on July 10, 2016, 12:51:33 AM
From an Air to Air shoot with Planes of Fame Air Museum's Pacific Theater fighters (A6M5 Zero included) in May of this year.

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Title: Re: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Post by: aero-engineer on August 12, 2016, 09:52:18 AM
Love em Britt!

Kevin
aero-engineer
Title: Re: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Post by: phantomphan1974 on August 12, 2016, 06:46:27 PM
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