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 ...

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero are remembered as the Axis forces primary fighters in World War 2. Both served from the start of the war until its end. Which was the superior ...

The Vought F4U Corsair played a huge role as well, of course. But it can't be denied when the Hellcat arrived, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero's goose was cooked.

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 ...

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 ...

At the start of World War II, Japan's Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter was the most vaunted and feared weapon in the enemy arsenal.

Amazing aerial views of six WWII Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero planes in flight, soaring over the Pacific Ocean.

The restored World War II-era Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter flies of Japan's Maritime Defense Force's Kanoya air base. Getty Images KANOYA, Japan — One of Mitsubishi’s legendary Zero fighter ...

Introduced in 1940, the Mitsubishi A6M was dubbed the Navy Type 0 carrier fighter. [Image courtesy of Patrick Chovanec] For this session in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, I’m flying the ...

The new fighter was given the designation Mitsubishi F-2 Viper Zero. This name is a combination of the unofficial nickname of the F-16 (Viper) and the well-known Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

A restored World War II-era Mitsubishi A6M Type 22 Zero fighter in 2017. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images) Shortly before 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese aerial forces swarmed across Oahu ...