Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Japanese fighter aircraft
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Summary
Mitsubishi A6M Zero is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,353 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Operator: Imperial Japanese Navy[4], Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service[5]
- Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[6]
- Developer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[7], Mitsubishi[8]
- Subclass of: carrier-capable fighter monoplane with 1 engine[9], military monoplane with 1 tractor-piston-propeller engine[10]
- Designed by: Jiro Horikoshi[11]
- Has use: carrier-capable fighter[12]
- Commons category: Mitsubishi A6M Zero[13]
- Powered by: Nakajima Sakae[14]
- Armament: Type 99[15]
- First flight: April 1, 1939[16]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[17]
- Exhibition history: National Museum of Nature and Science[18], Kawaguchiko Motor Museum[19], Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum[20], Yūshūkan[21], Hamamatsu Air Park[22], Aichi Museum of Flight[23], Kanoya Air Base Museum[24], Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots[25], Yamato Museum[26], Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor[27], National Naval Aviation Museum[28], Dakota Territory Air Museum[29], National Museum of the United States Air Force[30], Darwin Aviation Museum[31]
- Service entry: 1940[32]
- Service retirement: 1945[33]
- Military designation: A6M[34], Zeke[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mitsubishi A6M Zero[36]
- Commons gallery: Mitsubishi A6M Zero[37]
- Total produced: 11,000[38]
- Depicted by: Flying Legends[39]
- Described by source: Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II[40], Flying Legends[41]
Why It Matters
Mitsubishi A6M Zero has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]