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Title: Captured A6M
Post by: MiloMorai on August 26, 2005, 02:28:33 PM

Came across this on another forum,

"the first was a A6M2-11 the 12th of 15 pre-production aircraft after it had belly landed on the beach oppisite Fainan Island. retrieved 18 th September1940.

The first Flyable aircraft was a A6M2-21 tail number V-173 full production model. Forced landed 17th February 1941, and given the Chinese serial P-5016

Flight testing and technical examination by Mr Fazarahoff and Mr Neumann thats the great Gehard Neumann, later known as "Herman the German" of General Electric."

Thought the first flyable Zero (Petty Officer Koga's) came from the Aleutians in 1942.

Anyone have more info on the quote?

Title: Captured A6M
Post by: gripen on August 26, 2005, 03:15:44 PM

See here (http://www.warbirdforum.com/neumann.htm).

gripen

Title: Captured A6M
Post by: Angus on August 26, 2005, 04:46:04 PM

You guys:



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Title: Re: Captured A6M
Post by: Guppy35 on August 26, 2005, 05:22:26 PM

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Originally posted by MiloMorai
Came across this on another forum,

"the first was a A6M2-11 the 12th of 15 pre-production aircraft after it had belly landed on the beach oppisite Fainan Island. retrieved 18 th September1940.

The first Flyable aircraft was a A6M2-21 tail number V-173 full production model. Forced landed 17th February 1941, and given the Chinese serial P-5016

Flight testing and technical examination by Mr Fazarahoff and Mr Neumann thats the great Gehard Neumann, later known as "Herman the German" of General Electric."

Thought the first flyable Zero (Petty Officer Koga's) came from the Aleutians in 1942.

Anyone have more info on the quote?

Funny how things work.  First book I ever read on fighter pilots was back when I was about 7, called Great American Fighter Pilots of World War 2.  It was  a Landmark kids book.  almost 40 years later, I still have a copy.

In it is a photo of a captured Zero in Chinese markings, with a shark mouth P40 in the background.  I've always wondered about it.

A close look at the tail in the photo shows P-5016.

Guess this is your bird :)

I'd always believed the Aleutians Zero was first tested too.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/810_1125094679_p5016.jpg)

Title: Captured A6M
Post by: Guppy35 on August 26, 2005, 05:27:09 PM

Tried to blow up the tail to show the serial.  Seems clear to be P5016

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/169_1125095152_zeketail.jpg)

Title: Captured A6M
Post by: gripen on August 26, 2005, 05:59:52 PM

This (http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/WarPrizes.htm)  gives a bit more info.

BTW I broke 1000 and not yet banned, hopefully soon.

gripen

Title: Captured A6M
Post by: MiloMorai on August 27, 2005, 06:27:04 AM

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Originally posted by gripen
See here (http://www.warbirdforum.com/neumann.htm).

gripen

GREAT SITE gripen. Lots of other interesting stuff, as well. Well worth doing some browsing of the whole web site. :)

Title: Captured A6M
Post by: gripen on August 28, 2005, 02:39:04 AM

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Originally posted by MiloMorai
GREAT SITE gripen. Lots of other interesting stuff, as well. Well worth doing some browsing of the whole web site. :)

Well, if you mean non aviation related stuff there, it really is something else for an european like me ;)

gripen