P01097.008 Accession Number: P01097.008

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A MITSUBISHI A6M3, NAVY TYPE O MODEL 32 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT REBUILT BY THE TECHNICAL AIR INTELLIGENCE UNIT (TAIU) IN HANGAR 7 AT EAGLE FARM IS PREPARED FOR FLIGHT. THE PILOT CAPTAIN WILLIAM O. FARRIOR, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE, IS TALKING TO MAJOR CLYDE D. GESSEL THE UNIT'S STRUCTURAL ENGINEER WHO IS STANDING ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE WING. THE ALLIED CODE NAMES FOR THIS AIRCRAFT TYPE WERE HAP, HAMP AND ZEKE 32, ALTHOUGH THE MITSUBISHI TYPE A6M WAS UNIVERSALLY KNOWN AS A ZERO.

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Accession Number
P01097.008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Date Made
c 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Mikesh
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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