After a successful raid in Alaska, the Japanese fleet returned southward—unaware that it had left behind a fully intact aircraft for the Americans to capture.

What You Need to Know: Japan’s Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter dominated the skies over the Pacific early in World War II, achieving a 12-to-1 kill ratio. This carrier-based warplane, known for its speed, ...

The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero. The ...

Most living Americans tend to think of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero as the Japanese plane that walloped the Americans at Pearl Harbor. Okay, well, it did do that. But it wasn't the fearsome fighter that ...

In 1941 and early 1942, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero had a terrifying reputation. It could outturn almost every Allied fighter it met. It had long range, climbed well, and was flown by Japanese naval ...

It'd be a little bit of hyperbole to say the Grumman F6F Hellcat single-handedly gave the U.S. military air superiority over the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Vought F4U Corsair played a huge ...

It was an amazing sight in the skies over the Japanese island of Kyushu on Wednesday. That small airplane buzzing thousands of feet up was a Japanese Zero, once the most feared fighter plane in the ...

Click to open image viewer. No other Japanese aircraft surpasses the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen ("ree-sin") as the symbol of Japanese air power during World War II. All Allied pilots feared and respected ...

These poignant words were spoken by 99-year-old Kaname Harada, a former Japanese fighter pilot, as he reflected on his country’s wartime past seven decades after two atomic bombs brought World War II ...

Click to open image viewer. No other aircraft surpasses the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen ("ree-sin," Japanese for Zero Fighter) as the symbol of Japanese air power during World War II. Mitsubishi designed ...