Captured Zero

[Mgawa]

Greetings all,

did any of you know the original name and designation of the Chinesse unit which use captured Zero during the WW2?

Cheers

[Randy Wilson]

Mgawa - I'm not familiar with the Chinese actually using captured A6Ms in combat but they did recover at least one and fly it before Pearl Harbor. Here is a link that discusses that if it helps

http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/WarPrizes.htm

I think that the Chinese may have used some earlier Japanese fighters, perhaps Ki-43 or Ki-27 types but don't have a solid reference at the moment.

You may also want to contact David Aiken who occasional posts on WIX. If you need help contacting him send me a PM and I'll help.

Randy

[Mgawa]

Very interesting article written by J. Lansdale. Yes, I nkow Dave Aiken too and hope that he will see this topic. I am interesting in Zero from this image bellow.

[daveymac82c]

That's a very interesting image. I'd like to learn more about it too.

-David

[chobi]

That's a very interesting image. I'd like to learn more about it too.

Captured Japanese planes on Formosa (Taiwan), late summer 1945 I think.
Zero, Frances and some others.

[Mgawa]

I have somewhere in the chaos of my files list of the Zero used in China, I think over twenty was used. But most puzzling is the info about he sole sample used in USSR as liaison plane. No confirmation about this story.

[Holedigger]

Here are some pics of one captured in China
http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/WarPrizes.htm