| Category. | Statistic. |
|---|---|
| First flight on. | 1939. |
| Retired on. | 1945 in Japan and 1949 in Indonesia. |
| Major contractor(s). | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. |
| Dose it use nukes or cruse missiles. | No. |
| Fight ceiling. | 10,000 m (32,810 ft). |
| Top speed. | 534 km/h (287 kn, 332 mph) at 4,550 m (14,930 ft). |
| VTOL. | No. |
| Range. | 3,104 km (1,675 nmi, 1,929 mi). |
| Crew, including instructor(s). | 1 (+ 1 instructor in the training variant). |
| Nationality(s). | Japanese. |
| Class. | Fighter\trainer. |
| Rate of climb. | 15.7 m/s (3,100 ft/min). |
| Links. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero, http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/militaryaircraft/p/a6mzero.htm, http://www.aviation-history.com/mitsubishi/zero.html and http://www.fighter-planes.com/info/a6m.htm. |
Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Model 22 (NX712Z), recovered from New Guinea in 1991 and used (with the atypical green camouflage shown) in the film Pearl Harbor.
A Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 over the Solomon Islands, 1943.