Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero BII-124
BII-124 served aboard the Japanese carrier Hiryu and took part in the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.  It was later to play a part in the first attack on Darwin which took place on February 19, 1942.
Piloted by Hajime Toyoshima, the aircraft was shot down by ground fire and crashed on Melville Island.  Toyoshima survived and was taken prisoner, later to die during the Cowra POW breakout in August 1944.
The aircraft was the first Zero to be captured by the Allies and the first enemy aircraft to be shot down over Australian soil.  It is now displayed at the Australian Aviation Heritage Museum in Darwin.
Repaint by Daniel Leahy.

  Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero V-173
This aircraft, V-173, belonged to the Japanese Navy's 204th Air Group based at Rabaul and was flown by Japanese 'ace' Saburo Sakai.  The aircraft was abandoned at Gasmata and illegally removed in 1975 itending to be exported to the US.  Instead it found its way to the RAAF Museum at Point Cook in Australia and restoration began in 1977.
Pieces from A6M2 C/N 3618 and A6M5 C/N 4043 were used in the restoration.  The aircraft is now on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
Repaint by Daniel Leahy.