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Title: Name this plane
Post by: mjolnir on January 20, 2003, 12:48:17 PM

Here's a real brain buster for all of you.  The Imperial War Musuem in Duxford, UK has it listed as a long term restoration project.  AKAthena took the picture.

Title: Name this plane
Post by: Viper17 on January 20, 2003, 01:01:29 PM

A6M?. Its a Zeek because it looks like its smileing.

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Post by: ChuBBs on January 20, 2003, 01:05:20 PM

its A6m or a Val  or some kind of jap plane atleast

Title: Name this plane
Post by: Blank on January 20, 2003, 01:07:58 PM

First impression is a zero as well.

mmm just imagine it in the corner of the room with your PC linked up to it to make a cool AH cockpit.  mmm :)

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Post by: vorticon on January 20, 2003, 01:10:08 PM

hmmm first impression i got was a hurri (the way the canopy is) but the front part of the canopy is a bit wrong so it may be a a6m*

is that a gunner position in the back??? if it is then i have no clue what that is...

Title: Name this plane
Post by: frank3 on January 20, 2003, 01:32:54 PM

defenitly a jap. plane, due to that cockpit.

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Post by: mjolnir on January 20, 2003, 03:36:04 PM

Great job!  Right with the first try.  It's an A6M3 Zero.  Definitely a long, LONG term restoration project in comparision to some we saw in that hanger.  We highly recommend the IWM to anyone who lives in or is visiting the UK.  It's located just south of Cambridge, 40 or so miles north (north east) of London.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/duxford/index.htm

AKMJ & AKAthena

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Post by: whgates3 on January 20, 2003, 11:56:16 PM

cool - a 'Hamp' - you dont see m@ny of those...
(http://www.warbirdpictures.com/NavyBWZeros/Zero-A6M3-M32-201s.jpg)
(http://www.warbirdpictures.com/NavyBWZeros/Zero-Brisbane-151s.jpg)

Title: Name this plane
Post by: frank3 on January 21, 2003, 04:37:37 AM

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Originally posted by mjolnir
Definitely a long, LONG term restoration project in comparision to some we saw in that hanger.

they're gonna restore it??? must be real optimists :D

nice pic

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Post by: JimBear on January 21, 2003, 09:51:13 AM

I think all they need to "restore" a plane anymore is the data plate and a whole lotta cash.

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Post by: Midnight on January 21, 2003, 10:52:20 PM

It is an A6M that was shot down (I forget where)

I have some photos of the inside of that cockpit that I took while I visited there. I'll get them posted if I can find them. I think I also took a picture of the plaque that said where that was found.

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Post by: Corwin on January 23, 2003, 05:16:43 PM

An A6 was shot down near London?!  Inquiring minds want to know!:p

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Post by: AKKarma on January 24, 2003, 03:04:02 PM

Here's a pic of a Zeke that I saw in Palau last December.  It sits in the jungle just a few yards from the edge of the old airfield on Peleliu island.  I'm afraid this one may be beyond restoring.

There's no way to know for sure, but I have a feeling that this one probably got vulched when Spruance's Task Group 58 blew through the Palaus in March 1944.

AKKarma

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Post by: AKKarma on January 24, 2003, 03:04:56 PM

Another angle...

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Post by: frank3 on January 24, 2003, 03:38:05 PM

ah, there's where I've left it!

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Post by: Fridaddy on January 30, 2003, 10:01:15 PM

I am sorry, yours is over there near the swimming pool. No apologies needed, I know they all look alike.

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Post by: frank3 on February 02, 2003, 06:24:13 AM

but I'm sure I've left it there!