I can now add the Zero to the list of warbirds I've been lucky enough to see. This beastie was at the Wanaka airshow for Easter and it just happened to be at the Mount before being loaded onto a ship to travel back home to the USA.
After a bit of detective work, Douggie and I managed to track it down and were allowed to get some piccies of it in the hangar before they start to remove the undercarriage for transporting.
It is one of only two Zero's in the world in flyable condition.
Just love that classic cockpit shape. This one is now powered by a double row Pratt and Whitney radial. Would have been nice to see it fly, but at least we managed to see it in the flesh.
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