A6M2 Zero (Reconstruction) tail rudder with component dataplate
The real component dataplate for the tail sub assembly is number 4700 was recovered from A6M2 Zero wreckage by Robert Diemert.
A Brief History of the Blayd Zero and Its Markings pages 8–9:
"In the photo below a sub-assembly placard has been temporarily attached to the starboard side of the rudder of Zero A1-1-129. The first line on the placard identifies this as a Nakajima Zero. The second line shows this to be a Type 21. The part number '4700' identifies this as a rudder with the weight indicated as 3.50 kg in the following line. The next line has three inspection stamps. The line below the inspection stamps would normally have a stamped date in it, but after approximately October 1942 this practice was discontinued. As well, many aircraft still in service with earlier dated placards subsequently had these stamped identifiers obliterated. The last line has the component’s serial number of '5458' which would make this the 458th rudder assembled by Nakajima.
The actual serial number of this aircraft is of course '6544' which is painted below the sub-assembly placard. Similar painted serial numbers and their attendant placards would have been located in a number of different locations on the aircraft including the starboard side of the rudder, the undersides of both ailerons, and the undersides of both horizontal stabilizers and elevators."
Credit: A Brief History of the Blayd Zero and Its Markings by Ryan Toews Date: 2014
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