Japanese+Zero

//Japanese Zero//. Web. 1 Jan. []   Facts 1. The Japanese zero was the symbol of power for Japan 2. It is best known for its maneuverability 3. It was made May 11, 1937 4. Zeros were the first planes used as suicide bombers 5. These suicide bombers were called kamikaze (Divine Wind) 6. There were 3,879 Zeros built during the war 7. By the time the war started Japan already had over 300 Zeros ready to fight 8. American soldiers were told never turn with a Zero attack it from above and attack and destroy then with the first pass 9. When it first came out the Japanese Zero could outmaneuver any American plane made so far 10. A little after the war started America made the Hellcat the plane that could beat the Zero 11. After a mission a Japanese pilot was returning to base when he say his fuel tank was hit and leaking he was told to go to the close by emergency base but he couldn’t make it and instead crashed in a swamp. An American patrol boat found it a few months later and it was the best find for America it was in almost perfect condition and they could test it and make the final mortifications to there Hellcat 12. The zeros maximum speed was 331.5 mph 13. The Zero also had an amazing range with there weapons 14. In the first few years they were made a 15 plane squad downed 99 Chinese planes and only lost 2 of there own and neither one was lost in air combat 15. Men were not assigned to be in the Kamikaze squads but they actually volunteered