As far as I know they used them to evaluate the planes. I have a book that has a chapter on a captured zero and they repaired it and then matched it up to allied fighters to determine best combat practices against it.
ccheese thats the pic I was looking for thanks. I am working on a modeling project and wanted a unique color scheme.
I appreciate the welcome to the forum, I am a big aviation fan especially WWII. My grandfather fought in an Avenger.
If anybody else comes up with some other pics that would...