A6M Zero fighters at Rabaul, New Britain, late 1942

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Caption     A6M Zero fighters at Rabaul, New Britain, late 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Rabaul, New Britain, Australian New Guinea
Date  Oct 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
3 Nov 2015 05:45:41 PM

SONS OF HEAVEN: SCRAMBLE

A6M Zeros scramble for another mission, aircraft
could belong to the 6th Kokutai unit had a mix of A6M2, Model 21's and A6M3, Model 22's operated
New Guinea and Rabaul area, tail code was letter "U" Later renamed the 204th Kokutai in November 1942,

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