Keywords: Abandoned Mitsubishi A6M fighter.jpeg An abandoned Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 32 Zero fighter It was flown by Lieutenant Junior Grade Kazuo Tsunoda stationed at Buna base New Guinea The plane made a crash landing after being damaged by a USAAF Bell P-39 Airacobra on 26 August 1942 http //www ne jp/asahi/aikokuki/aikokuki-top/Houkokugou_List1 html<br> It is marked 報国-872 Navy donated aircraft No 872; 方義錫 Korean Bang Uiseok was a name of the donator of the plane and he was a wealthy Korean business person http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 31837 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 159 030 ca 1943 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 32 Aircraft damaged in combat New Guinea campaign |