Mitsubishi A6M5c Model 52c armed with a 500kg bomb taxiing prior to taking off for a special attack mission. Notice the removal of the 20mm wing cannons. | Zero Fighter Pilots

179K views · 1.9K reactions | In response to reports from Germany and Britain that there were "aircraft flying without propellers" in the early days of World War II, the United States launched its own top-secret fighter program hidden behind the development of the rear-propeller-driven Bell XP-52 and XP-59 prototypes. The resulting Bell-59 Airacomet would be the very first American fighter jet... | Dark Documentaries | Facebook

A6M2 Model 21s and Type 97 carrier attack bombers taking off from Akagi (赤城) in support of operations over Trincomalee (トリンコマリー), Ceylon, April 1942. (Credit: NHK via GettyImages) | Zero Fighter Pilots

Mitsubishi designed/ Nakajima Built A6M2-21 Zero Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

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