The Formidable Japanese Air Force ~ World War 2 Images

3/12/11

The Formidable Japanese Air Force

Japanese Zero

The Japanese Zero was the workhorse of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service. Built by Mitsubishi, it was designed to be a carrier-based fighter-bomber plane and was one of the first Japanese warplanes to see action in the Pacific.

Japanese Navy pilots prepare a ditch around their airbase. Pictured here are crewman stationed in Formosa, Taiwan.

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