A Japanese Purchased a Zero in the U.S.

• Apr 13, 2017

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• Apr 13, 2017

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vikingBerserker

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Awesome! Its so nice to see the plane back home.

 

• Apr 13, 2017

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Thanks for the update Shinpachi

 

• Apr 14, 2017

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Thanks for the update shinpachi!

 

• Apr 14, 2017

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Shinpachi

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Mr Yanagida in Chino, CA on April 11, 2017.
Thanks !

 

• Apr 16, 2017

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A very fortunate pilot. The 22 was always, to my eye, the most aesthetically pleasing of the variants. It is great to see a flying A6M.

 

• Apr 16, 2017

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Shinpachi

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An L.A. photographer introduces Yanagida in his blog.
Many more in Flickr.

 

• Jun 7, 2017

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Shinpachi

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Mr Yanagida flew his zero many times in Tokyo last week.
He says he is going to train more Japanese pilots as an instructor.
Mitsubishi would be busy for reproduction of replicas in the future.

 

• Jun 8, 2017

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Zippythehog

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Wow. I wonder if Mitsubishi would build the trainer variant. It would make an interesting tourist destination to fly a Zero in Japan.

 

• Jun 21, 2017

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I was privileged to recently see this aircraft up close at Planes of Fame. Truly a great plane.

 

• Jun 21, 2017

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My first attempt at Nishizawa-san's 22.

 

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• Jun 29, 2017

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Nice work!

 

• Jun 30, 2017

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Terrific to see, Shinpachi, thank you.

Shinpachi said:

Mitsubishi would be busy for reproduction of replicas in the future.

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Wow! That's superb news! Any more info as to what will power them and has there been much interest?

 

• Jul 2, 2017

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Shinpachi

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No more information than my hope for Mitsubishi.

 

• Jul 2, 2017

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Fingers crossed...

 

• Aug 21, 2019

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That would have made the movie "The Final Countdown" way cooler...

 

• Aug 22, 2019

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Venturi said:

I was privileged to recently see this aircraft up close at Planes of Fame. Truly a great plane.

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I saw one at the Abbotsford Airshow in 1974,I spoke to the owner,If I can recall I think it it was Cliff Robertson Hollywood actor.

 

• Aug 22, 2019

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Mitsubishi is not going to make new Zeros are they?

 

• Aug 23, 2019

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Shinpachi

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No news about Zeros, Jim.
Mitsubishi is currently suffering from financial hardships because of marketing failure of MRJ - Mitsubishi Regional Jet.

 

• Sep 24, 2019

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nuuumannn

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Hmm, a potted history here reveals some of the setbacks affecting the MRJ programme.

Mitsubishi SpaceJet - Wikipedia

Maybe Mitsubishi should build some Zeroes and sell them to rich Western warbird owners, a la Orenburg Yaks?