Japanese Forces

Captured Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero

NASA

Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero": Captured at Akutan Island, Alaska, in August 1942, this Mitsubishi A6M2 fighter was the first "Zero" to fall intact into Allied hands during WW II. After limited flying on the West Coast, the "Zero" arrived at Langley for installation of test equipment prior to in-depth flight testing by the Navy at Patuxent River, Maryland.