the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:13 am
has anyone got photo's of the third of the russian restored zero's(not the caf or fhc ones)
thanks in advance Paul
thanks in advance Paul
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:39 am
A6M3 Reisen "Zeke" 3858 USA A N553TT LGT Aviation. Now based at Mojave CA
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/
Go to the Zero page, 12th one down. This one?
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/
Go to the Zero page, 12th one down. This one?
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:52 am
thanks for that.
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:59 pm
If I have it right, there are three flyable zero's in the states with a fourth coming soon.
1. POF
2. CAF
3. Texas
4. FHC (soon hopefully)
1. POF
2. CAF
3. Texas
4. FHC (soon hopefully)
Last edited by Franklin on Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:09 pm
So this one in Mojave isn't flyable? Wouldn't that be number five with a sixth on the way?
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:16 pm
Warbird Kid wrote:So this one in Mojave isn't flyable? Wouldn't that be number five with a sixth on the way?
That would be 4 with a 5th on the way. Not sure on the status of the above mentioned Mojave zero
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:06 pm
Franklin wrote:If I have it right, there are three flyable zero's in the states with a fourth coming soon.
1. POF
2. CAF
3. Texas
4. FHC (soon hopefully)
Which one is in Texas? What about the Blayd airplane? (Or is that the one now in Texas?) Not sure when the Mojave Zero was last flown but I seem to recall seing a report of it flying post-Pearl Harbor filming.
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:28 pm
isnt there also a model 32 prestation plane under restoration to fly over there?
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/ being restored for evergreen it seems
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/ being restored for evergreen it seems
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:55 pm
C VEICH wrote:
Which one is in Texas? What about the Blayd airplane? (Or is that the one now in Texas?)
The blayd plane is the one in texas according to there website.
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:54 pm
If the one at Mojave is the one that was at VNY a few months back, it's flyable... that's how it got to VNY...
Re: the other airworthy zero
Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:47 pm
Three of the 4 in Southern California, would love to see a reactment of the three top, or close to the top, Japanese aces that, rumor has it, flew some aerobatics over Port Moresby. That would be very cool for the horsemen to do as well.
Courtesy of Wiki
Nishizawa was a member of the famed "Cleanup Trio" with Saburo Sakai and Toshio Ohta.
In the night of 16 May, Nishizawa, Sakai and Ohta were listening at the lounge room to a broadcast of an Australian radio program, when Nishizawa recognized the eerie Danse Macabre of the French composer, pianist and organist Camille Saint-Saëns. Nishizawa, thinking about this mysterious skeleton dance, now suddenly had a crazy idea: "you know the mission tomorrow at Port Moresby? Why don't we perform a little show, a dance of death of our own? We do a few demonstration loops right over the enemy airfield, this should drive them crazy on the ground."
On May 17, Lieutenant Commander Tadashi "Shosa" Nakajima led the Tainan Ku on a mission to Port Moresby, with Sakai and Nishizawa as his wingmen. As the Japanese formation re-formed for the return flight, Sakai signaled Nakajima, that he was going after an enemy aircraft and peeled off. Minutes later, Sakai was over Port Moresby again, to keep his rendezvous with Nishizawa and Ohta. The trio now performed aerobatics, three tight loops in close formation. After that, a jubilant Nishizawa indicated that he wanted to repeat the performance. Diving to 6,000 ft (1,800 m), the three Zeros did three more loops, still without any AA fire from the ground. They headed then back to Lae, arriving 20 minutes later, as the rest of the kokutai.
At about 21:00, Lieutenant Junichi Sasai wanted them in his office, immediately. When they arrived, Sasai held up a letter. "Do you know where I got this thing?" he shouted. "No? I'll tell you, you fools; it was dropped on this base a few minutes ago, by an enemy intruder!" The letter, written in English, said:[1]
To the Lae Commander: We were much impressed with those three pilots who visited us today, and we all liked the loops they flew over our field. It was quite an exhibition. We would appreciate it if the same pilots returned here once again, each wearing a green muffler around his neck. We're sorry we could not give them better attention on their last trip, but we will see to it that the next time they will receive an all-out welcome from us.
Nishizawa, Sakai and Ohta stood at stiff attention and tried to suppress laughing out loud, while Lieutenant Sasai dressed them down over their "idiotic behavior" and prohibited them from staging any more aerobatic shows over enemy airfields. The Tainan Kokutai's three leading aces secretly agreed, that the aerial choreography had been worth it.
Courtesy of Wiki
Nishizawa was a member of the famed "Cleanup Trio" with Saburo Sakai and Toshio Ohta.
In the night of 16 May, Nishizawa, Sakai and Ohta were listening at the lounge room to a broadcast of an Australian radio program, when Nishizawa recognized the eerie Danse Macabre of the French composer, pianist and organist Camille Saint-Saëns. Nishizawa, thinking about this mysterious skeleton dance, now suddenly had a crazy idea: "you know the mission tomorrow at Port Moresby? Why don't we perform a little show, a dance of death of our own? We do a few demonstration loops right over the enemy airfield, this should drive them crazy on the ground."
On May 17, Lieutenant Commander Tadashi "Shosa" Nakajima led the Tainan Ku on a mission to Port Moresby, with Sakai and Nishizawa as his wingmen. As the Japanese formation re-formed for the return flight, Sakai signaled Nakajima, that he was going after an enemy aircraft and peeled off. Minutes later, Sakai was over Port Moresby again, to keep his rendezvous with Nishizawa and Ohta. The trio now performed aerobatics, three tight loops in close formation. After that, a jubilant Nishizawa indicated that he wanted to repeat the performance. Diving to 6,000 ft (1,800 m), the three Zeros did three more loops, still without any AA fire from the ground. They headed then back to Lae, arriving 20 minutes later, as the rest of the kokutai.
At about 21:00, Lieutenant Junichi Sasai wanted them in his office, immediately. When they arrived, Sasai held up a letter. "Do you know where I got this thing?" he shouted. "No? I'll tell you, you fools; it was dropped on this base a few minutes ago, by an enemy intruder!" The letter, written in English, said:[1]
To the Lae Commander: We were much impressed with those three pilots who visited us today, and we all liked the loops they flew over our field. It was quite an exhibition. We would appreciate it if the same pilots returned here once again, each wearing a green muffler around his neck. We're sorry we could not give them better attention on their last trip, but we will see to it that the next time they will receive an all-out welcome from us.
Nishizawa, Sakai and Ohta stood at stiff attention and tried to suppress laughing out loud, while Lieutenant Sasai dressed them down over their "idiotic behavior" and prohibited them from staging any more aerobatic shows over enemy airfields. The Tainan Kokutai's three leading aces secretly agreed, that the aerial choreography had been worth it.
Re: the other airworthy zero
Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:30 pm
I'm a but surprised Jerry Yagen hasn't tried to make a grab for this one. Or has he?