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Jiro Horikoshi

1 aircraft·Mitsubishi Aircraft·1939-1945

Jiro Horikoshi designed the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the fighter that gave Japan air supremacy across the Pacific in the early years of World War II. By ruthlessly minimizing weight -- eliminating armour plate, self-sealing fuel tanks, and structural redundancy -- Horikoshi achieved a combination of range and agility that stunned Allied pilots at Pearl Harbor and across Southeast Asia. The Zero's dominance lasted until American pilots learned to exploit the very vulnerabilities that made it so light.

1930sMitsubishi Aircraft

Aircraft by Jiro Horikoshi

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Mitsubishi Aircraft·Fighter

Mitsubishi A6M Zero

1939-1945