US Tests Captured Japanese Airplane Zero

The video discusses the performance studies of a captured Japanese plane at a West Coast airfield. It highlights the challenges faced in earlier examinations of Japanese planes, which were often damaged. American experts use this opportunity to analyze construction and performance records. Despite the Japanese plane's maneuverability, US combat planes achieved a significant success rate against them in 1942, with a battle score of 5 to 1.

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