Thursday, June 07, 2018

The Last A6M3 Zero - Her Soul-Crushing Story Will Leave You Speechless - World War Wings

The Last A6M3 Zero - Her Soul-Crushing Story Will Leave You Speechless - World War Wings
"...An estimated 11,000 A6M Zeros were produced during WWII, a number far beyond any other Japanese fighters yet this plane remains an absolute rarity with only a handful of non-replica models still in existence.
A6M Zero designs nearing the end of WWII were different from other previous models because they had no bulletproof glass, no self-sealing fuel tanks and a very fragile frame.
By 1944 the A6M Zeros weren’t meant for dogfights, they were meant for suicide missions. 
The video that follows shows the last existing A6M3 model on earth and the painful story of the men who piloted the plane that once ruled the skies over the Pacific."
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