Bogus ID
Via Larry Hickey
Via Jim Lansdale
Aircraft History
This is a false Manufacture Number, assigned to A6M2
51553. Also, false tail number 13-122. Even a series of 'kill' markings on the side fuselage with white crosses
thur their silhouettes, making a total of 10 victories. Victory markings
were as follows: (top row) B-26, P-40, P-38, P-40, P-40, B-26 (bottom
row) P-39, P-39, B-26, B-17
Bogus Number, Markings
Problems with the PNG government over
the salvage of this Zero prompted it to be meticulously repainted with a
bogus stencil 11593, and
bogus 'kill' markings.
Bogus Number, Markings
Problems
erupted with the PNG government over the salvage, prompting the salvager to attempt to hide the plane's identy for export. It was
meticulously repainted with bogus
stencil 11593, and
even a series of bogus victory markings on the side fuselage giving it the bogus identity of A6M2 Zero 11593.
References
Thanks to Jim Lansdale for this information
Zero
PIM Article 1969
