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Published: 2016-02-08 00:51:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 749; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 0
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Hamamatsu's Zero was discovered on Guam and brought to Japan in 1964. It participated in the Marianas Turkey Shoot where it was badly damaged by a Corsair after shooting down a Hellcat and strafing a SOC Seagull attempting to pull a pilot out of the water. The Zero made a crash landing on Guam but the pilot, Shimazu Ozaki, died of his wounds later.www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft…
Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force Museum
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Comments: 4
Thanks for sharing this plane's history -- I didn't know about it when I visited Hamamatsu.
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Nice shot. And it's flying, in a manner of speaking! Interesting story, too. Thanks for sharing!
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Marvelous shot! What a storied aircraft! Caught and slain by 'Whistling Death.'
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