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  • Zero fighter flies over Japan for 1st time since WWII

    01/27/2016 6:22:00 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 113 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Jan. 27, 2016 7:54 AM EST | Miki Toda
    One of Mitsubishi's legendary Zero fighter planes took to the skies over Japan on Wednesday for the first time since World War II. The restored plane made a brief flight to and from a naval base in southern Japan. Decorated former U.S. Air Force pilot Skip Holm flew the aircraft. Zero fighters were considered one of the most capable fighter planes in World War II, rivaling the British Spitfire. Their long range allowed them to play a prominent role in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Only a few are still in operating condition. ...