Originally posted by Löwe
I can't be certain of course, but I believe the A6m5 is also a mount of Saburo Sakai's when he was in the Yokosuka AG in 1944-45. Only the artist knows for sure.
Saburo Sakai flew the A6M2 Model 11, A6M2 Model 21, A5M4 Navy Type 96 "Claude", A6M5 Model 52 and the J2M "Jack". These were the five different planes he flew in combat.
Out of 64 of his kills, 60 of them were in the A6M2 Model 11. It was also standard practice of the Japanese Naval Air Force not to assign a particular aircraft to a pilot.
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