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| Keywords: A6M3 captured at Bougainville 1945.jpeg A Japanese A6M3 Model 22 Zero fighter aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy This Zero serial number 3844 was found intact by Allied forces at Kara airstrip near Buin after the surrender On 15 September a Wirraway of 5 Squadron RAAF arrived with personnel to make an inspection The aircraft was clearly airworthy and had been repainted overall white with green crosses for identification as required under the surrender terms Wing Commander William Kofoed RNZAF decided to ferry it to the RNZAF airstrip at Bougainville The Zero remained there until mid-October when it departed by ship for New Zealand It is now in the collection of the Auckland War Memorial Museum New Zealand P02209 006 1945-09 Mario Zaetta Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 Bougainville campaign 1943-45 Captured aircraft Black and white photographs of aircraft in World War II | ||||
