Click to open image viewer. No other Japanese aircraft surpasses the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen ("ree-sin") as the symbol of Japanese air power during World War II. All Allied pilots feared and respected ...

Click to open image viewer. No other aircraft surpasses the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen ("ree-sin," Japanese for Zero Fighter) as the symbol of Japanese air power during World War II. Mitsubishi designed ...

The Mitsubishi Zero once ruled the Pacific skies with unmatched agility and confidence. But when American P-38 Lightning fighters entered the war, Japanese pilots faced an enemy they could not ...

A restored World War II-era Mitsubishi A6M Type 22 Zero fighter in 2017. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images) Shortly before 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese aerial forces swarmed across Oahu toward ...

While their adversary, the Mitsubishi Zero, outperformed them in every regard, they were very lightly armored and easily shot down when engaged. The survivability of the Wildcat saved many pilots' ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: And what of the awesome F-14 Tomcat, you ask? The Grumman F-14 Tomcat of Top Gun fame was indeed a superb air superiority fighter. However, the Tomcat’s... Here’s ...