Description: Brand New, Ready to hang. As always ships completely FREE in the U.S. and can only be returned if unopened in original condition. Please email with questions. See photos for additional descriptions. Photos #1, is a stock image. Your actual item is featured in photos 2-4. Good Luck. Same or Next Business Day Shipping TOP RATED PLUS EBAY Manufacturers: Coles Aircraft Art Very rare piece of fuselage skin from Japanese Zero A6M3 Model 32, serial number 3148, bearing original and rarely-preserved Aotake blue-green coating. . This aircraft (serial number 3148) was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in September 1942. It was one of only 343 built. It was assigned to the 252nd Air Group (Kokutai) and deployed to Taroa in the Marshall islands, and was likely flown in combat by pilot ace Isamu Miyazaki. When Miyazaki was asked shortly before his death if he ever flew this specific Zero while based at Taroa (tail code S-112), he said, "Almost certainly". This was a very rare sponsored aircraft, paid for by the Manchurian Secondary Schools and given to the Japanese Navy (note the fuselage markings aft of the hinomaru). . In April 1943, the 252nd, and possibly this specific aircraft, intercepted and badly damaged Lt. Louis Zamperini's B-24D bomber. This action is described in the best selling book 'Unbroken', being released as a major Hollywood film in 2014. . Read more about Isamu Miyazaki and this specific aircraft: https://www.facebook.com/notes/legend-flyers/isamu-miyazaki-a-last-zero-pilot-on-taroa-island/528631540486620 . Signed and numbered. Very limited! This is a rare piece of history, a relic art piece numbered 3 out of 20. It features an A6M3 Model 33 Zero (3145/3148) from WWII, with a focus on Japanese militaria. The item is an original piece that was made in Japan during the war. The art piece is a must-have for any serious collector of WWII memorabilia, especially those interested in the Japanese military. This item is being offered with free shipping within the US. Don't miss the opportunity to own a piece of history.
Price: 299.99 USD
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-10-30T21:44:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Region of Origin: Japan
