Mitsubishi A6M2-21 Zero, N58245 / 5356, Confederate Air Force
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Registration: N58245
Construction Number: 5356
Code Number: EII/NX58245
Model Mitsubishi A6M2-21 Zero
Operator: Confederate Air Force
Airport: Brownsville - South Padre Island International (BRO / KBRO), USA - Texas
Airshow: Brownsville - CAF AirSho - 1989
Photographer: Roger Richards
Date Taken: 13/10/1989
Date Submitted: 29/03/2016
The hulk was recovered from the Solomons in 1969 and restored in Carman, Manitoba using parts of several wrecks. That may explain why its c/n is variously reported as 807, 842, 5356, and 5358 and its type as A6M2-21 or A6M5-52.
Picture ID:1524846