Ryan Toews of J-Aircraft.com has been studying the markings of Zero aircraft for years. He worked with FHC staff to create all of the shapes, symbols and Japanese characters that appeared on ...
Planes of Fame is getting ready for its monthly Living History Flying Day, this time featuring the Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero. POF’s A6M5 is the only original model of its kind that is still flying. And ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. No other Japanese aircraft surpasses ...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — There's been an expansion of the U,S.S. Lexington display at the Corpus Christi International Airport. Today, airport and museum officials unveiled a model airplane display. It ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Military Aviation Museum has announced that it has acquired a rare Zero Aircraft that has been meticulously restored at Legend Flyers in Everett, Washington. Members of the ...
TOKYO — As a small boy, Teruaki Kawai watched wide-eyed as American DC-3s took off and landed at a small airport across an inlet from his home on the Hiroshima coast. Japan’s golden era of aviation, ...
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The Niihau Incident

On December 7th, 1941, Japanese pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi was flying his Mitsubishi Zero over the Pacific Ocean. The 22-year-old was escorting the bomber jets of the second wave of attack on Pearl ...