MITSUBISHI A6M Zero, How many currently flying?

Am I missing an area here? I can't seem to find a registry area for the zero. I count 4 currently flying or flyable zero's. Am I close? And can someone direct me to photos of the zero in (North Dakota?) .... I've seen photos a while back somewhere around here. I'd like to understand it's paint scheme. Is it accurate?

[bdk]

Planes of Fame N46770
Blayd
3 Russian built examples (Mojave N553TT, CAF Camarillo N712Z, FHC- almost flying N3852)
Former Diemert/CAF/Hawaii now static N58245

The current issue of Classic Wings has a great article on the Blayd Zero.

[Dan K]

Harada-san's were both restored to airworthy. Nothing but red tape preventing them from getting air under their wings.

Harada-san's were both restored to airworthy. Nothing but red tape preventing them from getting air under their wings.

Any idea what engines are in these two examples and any website ot photos of these two? Thanks all for the info.

Mark

[Dan K]

Harada-san's were both restored to airworthy. Nothing but red tape preventing them from getting air under their wings.

Any idea what engines are in these two examples and any website ot photos of these two? Thanks all for the info.

Mark

Hi Mark,

Harada-san has had three A6M restored; all have the original Sakae engine installed. I'm only familiar with two of those motors being in operating condition.

Here's a link to get you started. Click on "Japanese" aircraft, then "Mitsubishi", then "A6M".

http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/

[snjflyer]

This is the Zero from the Fargo Air Museum. It's in Gerry Beck's hangar in Wahpeton, ND. I took these in Sept. 2003. The plane hadn't flown yet. It was missing its exhaust system.

http://www.fargoairmuseum.org/historic- ... -6544.html

[David_Aiken]

Found some web sites on A6Ms some are flying, some in museums, A6M details... enjoy!

A6M General
http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~yamato/zeke.htm
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/Japan/Mitsubishi/A6M.htm
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4691/

A6M 2, 3, 5
http://www.zero-fighter.com/bilingual/genzon.htm
http://www.geocities.jp/okasan41/hiko06.htm

A6M2
http://www.hubuki.jp/museum/kawaguti2004/a6m2004.html
http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/g-sugi/tokusyuu/kawaguchiko.html

A6M3
http://otd6.jbbs.livedoor.jp/1255492/bbs_plain
http://rwebs.net/avhistory/history/Zeke32.htm#Cockpit
http://home.interlink.or.jp/~katoh00/

A6M5
http://harunazy.hp.infoseek.co.jp/zeropht/zero11.htm
http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~choufu/ibutu63.html
http://ksa.axisz.jp/021memoKureYamato-1.htm
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.uchiyama.info/oriori/shiseki/playback/zerosen/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25E9%259B%25B6%25E5%25BC%258F%25E8%2589%25A6%25E4%25B8%258A%25E6%2588%25A6%25E9%2597%2598%25E6%25A9%259F%2Bblog%26start%3D90%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

A6M7
http://www.rinku.zaq.ne.jp/bkaun407/sub2.htm.htm
http://www.picmate.jp/106502569/albums/20896/
http://rides.webshots.com/album/558492595xlIYaa

A6M Details
http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~a6m232/index.html