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- One Mitsubishi A6M2 Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter, Model 11 s/n 3372 originally marked "V-172" and belonging to the "Tainan Kokutai", part of "22nd Koku Sentai"; piloted by Tainan buntaicho Lt.Kikuichi Inano, departed from Tainan airfield (Taiwan) en route to Saigon (French Indochina) and crashed in Leichou Pantao (also known as Leizhou or Luichow Peninsula), near the town of Qian Shan (Teitsan), China. The pilot was captured by Chinese forces on November 26, 1941. The aircraft was later sent by AVG to United States was the very first intact Japanese A6M fighter captured as a prize of war, also known as the "Mystery Zero", "China Zero" or "Tiger Zeke"
- After the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941, the Americans recovered some remains of downed IJN "Zeroes" from the battle area. One was an A6M2 Model 21, Serial 5289, marked "AI-154" (piloted by PO Takeshi Hirano) from CV Akagi. Another A6M2 Model 21 marked "B11-120" (flown by 1PO Shigenori Nishikaishi) from CV Hiryu was recovered, as was another A6M2 Model 21, Serial 3277, marked "B1-151" (flown by Lt. Fusata Iida) from CV Soryu.
- The 'Akutan Zero' - Piloted by Tadayoshi Koga, it crashed on Akutan Island, Alaska on June 3, 1942 and was later recovered intact by American Naval personnel.
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