A6M “Zero” A6M3 Zero N712Z 1.jpg Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Model 22 (N712Z),[1] used (with the atypical green camouflage shown) in the film Pearl Harbor Role Fighter National origin Japan Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries First flight 1 April 1939 Introduction 1 July 1940 Retired 1945 (Japan) Primary user Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Produced 1940–1945 Number built 10,939 Variants Nakajima A6M2-N The Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” is a long-range fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 carrier fighter (零式艦上戦闘機 rei-shiki-kanjō-sentōki), or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen.
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