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A6M2 Zero — museum aircraft account

Single pilot, two 20 mm cannon and two 7.7 mm machine guns; absence of armour and self-sealing tanks.

Author
National Naval Aviation Museum / NHHC
Date
Undated museum page · consulted 18 October 2026
Passage
A6M2 description and Specifications: crew, gun armament and protection

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Later institutional summary, not a dated aircraft return. Engine, speed and weight figures are not adopted; surviving display components do not establish Midway participation.

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