The museum acquired the A6M in 1991and it has been on display suspended from the ceiling. In 2019 in conjunction with the rearranging of other aircraft, the Zero was taken out to the restoration hangar for a checkup and cleaning. It has since been restored to its location in the main building.

This genuine "Zero" has since been placed on display in the IWM in Lambeth, London.

Only Zero in the world with an original Sakae engine prior to its flying display at Planes of Fame Air Museum. This A6M5 Model 52 was built by Nakajima in May 1943. It was assigned to 261 Kokutai or Tora (Tiger) unit formed at Kagoshima on 1 June 1943. The unit moved to Saipan in Feb 1944, whence the aircraft was captured at Asilito. After attrition 261 Kokutai was disbanded on 10 July 1944 and the surviving personnel joined 201 Kokutai. The Zero was shipped to the USA aboard USS Copahee, after which it was evaluated in mock combat. Charles Lindbergh and Corky Meyer also flew this Zero.

Full-scale replica on display at Aichi Museum of Flight.

Zero-prototype replica.

Operated by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service from Irian Barat in Western New Guinea from 1942 to 1945 and recovered post-war from Babo airfield, built by the Dutch in the late 1920s

Stored at the Golden Hill storage site of Fantasy of Flight.

Aft section on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. Lettering on the Type 22 fuselage denotes this Zero was a war effort contribution. At the time, Japanese towns and villages, occupied territories, companies, schools, associations and individuals contributed. Naming ceremonies were conducted when several aircraft were christened together. The tail code and blue slanted band belong to Tainan Air Group, with two horizontal bands indicating this was flown by a chūtai leader. This Naval Air Group produced famous aces like Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Saburō Sakai, Jun-ichi Sasai and Toshio Ōta.

On display at Museum Pusat TNI-AU Dirgantara Mandala. This Type 52 was recovered from Babo, which was a relay airfield on West Papua. The 20 mm. gun barrels are missing on the Zero, as is the pitot tube. The Type 52 did not have the folding wingtip mechanism.

Built by Mitsubishi July 1943 (approx). Examined in September 1945, at the Kara Airstrip, Bougainville, it had been repainted overall white with green crosses as required under surrender terms and displaying identification numbers 2-182. Flown to Piva airstrip at Bougainville. Shipped to RNZAF Hobsonville in mid-October and allotted serial no. NZ6000. Barely surviving storage, moved to the museum in December 1959. Partially disassembled in 1985, it was discovered that NZ6000 was a composite airframe made up from at least 8 other airframes. 1997 restoration revealed original JNAF paint scheme.

This A6M5 was shot down on 19 June 1944, crash landing in a swamp near Agana Airfield, Guam. It was discovered in 1962 and was shipped to Japan in 1964. It was restored with the original markings it wore when assigned to the 343 Kokutai at Agana. It is currently on display at the JASDF Museum in Hamamatsu, Japan.

A6M5 on display at the Yushukan at Yasukuni Shrine. This Zero was recovered from Rabaul in 1974. It was made by Mistubishi in Nagoya and carries its spinner. The wings and fuselage are from S/No. 4240, and other parts are from No. 4241. It wears the code of the 281st Kokutai, formed at Maizuru on 20 Feb 1943 with 48 Zero fighters. The unit was sent to Paramushir in the Kurile Islands in 1943. It was transferred to Roi Is. in Dec. 1943 where it was decimated, all personnel being killed as naval infantry.

Preserved at the entrance to the Shrine is this restored Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Sen Model 52.

Photo taken by my son in 2010.