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| IJN ? Kōkūtai |
Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi on November 11, 1942. At the factory, painted overall gray. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 0 Carrier Fighter Reisen / A6M3 Model 32 Zero manufacture number 3274. Wartime History Assigned to an unknown Kōkūtai (Air Group). Tail code 115? (last digit unknown). Likely, assigned to the 253 Kōkūtai (253 Air Group). In the field, it was overpainted with green upper surfaces. During 1943, operated from Buin Airfield (Kahili Airfield) on southern Bougainville. This Zero was disabled or abandoned. Wreckage Until the late 1970s, the fuselage of this aircraft remained at Buin Airfield (Kahili Airfield). Both stabilizers were missing, likely removed as spare parts. Also, other pieces of this Zero were removed during the Pacific War or postwar by visitors. A piece of this Zero is owned by Taizo Nakamura. He created a replica manufacture number stencil based on the original. References Production figures of the Mitsubishi/Nakajima A6M Zero by Jim Long Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 19 (lower, right) 52 (lower) Thanks to Charles Darby, Taizo Nakamura and Ryan Toews for additional information Contribute
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