| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Buna |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01097.035 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A DAMAGED AND ABANDONED JAPANESE MITSUBISHI A6M3 NAVY TYPE O MODEL 32 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT NEAR THE ...
Description
A DAMAGED AND ABANDONED JAPANESE MITSUBISHI A6M3 NAVY TYPE O MODEL 32 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT NEAR THE BUNA AIRSTRIP. THIS AIRCRAFT BELONGED TO THE JAPANESE NAVY'S 2ND AIR GROUP (582) FIGHTER SQUADRON, RENAMED 1 NOVEMBER 1942 AIR GROUP 582. FUSELAGE MARKINGS INDICATE THAT THIS WAS A PRESENTATION AIRCRAFT FUNDED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. ALLIED CODE NAMES FOR THIS AIRCRAFT TYPE WERE HAP, HAMP, AND ZEKE 32, ALTHOUGH THE MITSUBISHI TYPE A6M WAS UNIVERSALLY KNOW AS A ZERO.