Rei-sen Mitsubisi

this photo is type-63

Mean of 'Rei' is zero,and 'sen' is fighter. So many of pepole said it 'Zero-sen' or 'Zero-fighter'. The type number of 'A' was fighter code that was Imperial Navy. '6' is plan number of fighter of Imperial Navy. 'M' is Mitsubisi that was aircraft company name.
ALL TYPE OF ZERO-FIGHTER

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A6M1 12-sikansen first test type
A6M2a type-11 fist accept type for Navy
A6M2k type-11 two-seat training type
A6M2b type-21 first mass production type.wing was folding in craft-carrier
A6M2-N type-2 Fighter Seaplane.code name was RUFE
A6M3 type-32 anmment up and wing was cut 50cm
A6M3 type-22 range up type.wing was same as type-21
A6M3a type-22-kou 20mm cannon guns change up
A6M3k type-22 two-seat training type
A6M4 turbocharger of type-32
A6M5 type-52 latter mass production type:wingsapn:11m
A6M5a type-52-kou 20mm cannon guns change up
A6M5b type-52-otsu belletproof glass.machin gun chang up to 13mm from 7.7mm
A6M5c type-52-hei armour up the back of seat.machin gun chang up to 13mm from 7.7mm
A6M5d-S type-52 night-fighter 20mm upward-firing cannon
A6M6c type-53-hei water-ethanol caburetor test type
A6M7 type-63 bomder-fighter type
A6M8c type-54-hei 20mm cannon guns change up:mass production type was named type-64