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Caption | Captured A6M5 Model 52 Zero fighters and one Ki-46 reconnaissance aircraft at the RNZAF airfield at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, 18 Sep 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Date | 18 Sep 1945 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseAustralian War Memorial | |||||||
Identification Code | P00001.339 | |||||||
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Bill says:
5 Jan 2012 07:58:10 AM
The Japanese surrendered four Mitsubishi A6M Zeros/Zeke and one Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah"
on September 9, 1945. Four Zeros were later
flown by the Japanese, with an escort of RAAF
F4U Corsairs to Jacquinot Bay. Two Zeros were
turned over to the RAAF, one of the fighters later turned up in Polk City,Florida, USA at the Fantasy of Flight Museum, parts of the other Zero, is on display at Hamamatsu JASDF AB Japan. Parts of the others are in storage at the Australian War Museum what happended to the Ki-46 is unknown.

5 Jan 2012 07:58:10 AM
The Japanese surrendered four Mitsubishi A6M Zeros/Zeke and one Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah"
on September 9, 1945. Four Zeros were later
flown by the Japanese, with an escort of RAAF
F4U Corsairs to Jacquinot Bay. Two Zeros were
turned over to the RAAF, one of the fighters later turned up in Polk City,Florida, USA at the Fantasy of Flight Museum, parts of the other Zero, is on display at Hamamatsu JASDF AB Japan. Parts of the others are in storage at the Australian War Museum what happended to the Ki-46 is unknown.
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Three Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero fighters along with one Mitsubishi Ki-46 Dinah that were surrendered to the RNZAF.
One Zero that was captured at Kara airstrip
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