Mitsubishi A6M Zero

[robin990]

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. 

[rander]

What?   ???No Pics??

[NikonGuy]

What?   ???No Pics??

   

[phantomphan1974]

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!

[aero-engineer]

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

[phantomphan1974]

Hey Keith(Resident Warbird expert  ), any light you can shed on this aircraft?

[rander]

Hey Keith(Resident Warbird expert  ), any light you can shed on this aircraft?

Maybe a pic or two also!!

[WARBIRD KEITH]

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

[rander]

Thank You. For the Pic. 

[phantomphan1974]

Sucks that it would fly anymore once it gets to Japan.

[rander]

Why were the Russians building Zeros?

[GTagami]

Any way we can add a period at the end of Jap.?

G

[Midnight Mover]

Sucks that it would fly anymore once it gets to Japan.

Yes, we must keep all these types of aircraft in the US Too many of them are being sold to other countries

[WARBIRD KEITH]

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

[Midnight Mover]

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