BOUGAINVILLE, 1945. JAPANESE MITSUBISHI ZEKE (ZERO) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT ON A RUNWAY AT A ROYAL NEW ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Accession Number P00650.006
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945. JAPANESE MITSUBISHI ZEKE (ZERO) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT ON A RUNWAY AT A ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE STATION. THE AIRCRAFT IS MARKED WITH A CROSS, AND WAS FLOWN TO THE BASE BY A NEW ZEALAND PILOT AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER. (DONOR: J.B. HUDSPETH)