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Below a surrendered Japanese Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero after arrival at the RNZAF airfield at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, on 18 September 1945.

A formation consisting of three Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zero fighters of the Imperial Japanese Navy (including serial numbers 3479 and 4043), and one Ki-46 Dinah reconnaissance aircraft (serial number 2783) of the Imperial Japanese Army arrived. The aircraft were flown by Japanese crews, and departed Vunakunau at Rabaul with an escort of RNZAF F4U Corsair fighters. All the Japanese aircraft had surrender markings, which consisted of an overall white finish with green crosses for easy recognition.


RNZAF personnel working on a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero at Jacquinot Bay.
Source, Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection (PR7496)

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