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CFS Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero-Sen (Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter Model 21) flown by Petty Officer 1st Class Saburo Sakai of the Tainan KOkMtOi (Tainan Naval Air Corps), Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force; Lae, New Guinea, July 1942. The blue fuselage band indicates a Shotal (section) leader. Saburo Sakai achieved 60 aerial victories while flying the A6M2, before being severely wounded in the Guadalcanal campaign and giving up operational flying for many months. After the war, Sakai was the only one surviving Japanese ace, and wrote its experiences on the known book "Samurai", a masterpiece of aeronautical literature. Original design by Terry Hill. Flight model by Bruno Duffort. Original panel by Mike Colclough. New textures, guns profile, modified panel Edmundo Abad.