Corgi AA33110 Mitsubishi A6M2-21 Zero, Jeffman Island, 1944 - Diecast Model Aviation, 14 Years and Up

Optimised for operations across the vast expanses of the Pacific theatre, the Zero was heavily armed and extraordinarily manoeuvrable, achieving an impressive success ratio of 12:1 during early combat operations against Chinese aircraft Unfortunately, unlike Spitfire and Bf109, which could accommodate successive modernizations, the Zero proved to be significantly less adaptable and was quickly overtaken by more powerful Allied types The designation of Zero followed the system of the Japanese Navy, with A6M being the Zero as the 6th Carrier fighter type in service, while M stood for Mitsubishi as the manufacturer of the aircraft Of this relatively early variant, about 3.7 copies were produced, with the production divided into Mitsubishi and Nakajima The Type 21 was significant as it introduced folding wing tips to better support the use of Japanese marine carriers