Did the Mitsubishi A6M3 model 32 (Hamp) operate off of Japanese aircraft carriers during combat? And if they did, when did the A6M3 model 32 (Hamp) begin operating off of Japanese aircraft carriers? Did the Carrier Division 1 operate any A6M3 model 32 (Hamp) aircraft during either the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in August 1942 or the Battle of Santa Cruz in October 1942? I know that Zuikaku had model 22 aircraft by November 1943, probably a little earlier than that.