Mitsubishi A6M

E552520

World War II aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft single-engine monoplane

The Mitsubishi A6M, commonly known by its Allied reporting name "Zeke" or "Zero," was a highly maneuverable Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Mitsubishi A6M Zero	10
Mitsubishi A6M canonical	1
Mitsubishi A6M Zero airframe	1
Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 11	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft ⓘ carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ single-engine monoplane ⓘ
aircraftDesignation	A6M NERFINISHED ⓘ
alliedReportingName	Zeke NERFINISHED ⓘ
armament	2× 20 mm Type 99 cannon ⓘ 2× 60 kg bombs ⓘ 2× 7.7 mm Type 97 machine guns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
designer	Jiro Horikoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType	air-cooled radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredServiceWith	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ
firstFlight	1939-04-01 ⓘ
introducedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
landingGear	retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeed	approximately 331 mph ⓘ approximately 533 km/h ⓘ
nickname	Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	exceptional maneuverability ⓘ lightweight construction ⓘ long operational range ⓘ
numberOfEngines	1 ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Army (limited use) NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Republic of China Air Force (captured examples) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States (captured evaluation aircraft) NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerplant	Nakajima Sakae radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUser	Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
producedUnits	over 10,000 ⓘ
productionPeriod	1940–1945 ⓘ
range	over 1,100 miles ⓘ over 1,800 km ⓘ
role	carrier fighter ⓘ fighter ⓘ
serviceBranch	naval aviation ⓘ
serviceEnd	1945 ⓘ
serviceEntry	1940 ⓘ
usedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	fighter escort ⓘ fighter-bomber missions ⓘ fleet air defense ⓘ
usedInBattle	Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines Campaign (1941–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInConflict	World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane ⓘ