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Mitsubishi A6M5 Modell 52, 1943

PostPosted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:58 am
by hasegawa
South East Asia: ATAIU–SEA; British Royal Air Force (RAF)/USAAF, after the war Seletar, Malaya 1945
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Re: Mitsubishi A6M5 Modell 52, 1943

PostPosted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 3:39 pm
by Splitpin
First time I've seen this....great shots, more information please :thumbup:

Re: Mitsubishi A6M5 Modell 52, 1943

PostPosted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:52 am
by simonh
ATAIU-SEA is Allied Technical Aircraft Investigation Unit South East Asia.
It was formed to test the Japanese aircraft after the war.

Re: Mitsubishi A6M5 Modell 52, 1943

PostPosted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:10 pm
by Splitpin
I knew that :ph43r: ...not. Was that, that place up in Darwin?

Re: Mitsubishi A6M5 Modell 52, 1943

PostPosted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:04 pm
by hasegawa
One of the Places. Another was Seletar in Malaya after the war. There was a test between the A6M2 Modell 21 and the A6M5 Modell 52 in November 1945...