>From the Wekipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6M_Zero
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Several Zero fighters survived the war and are on display in Japan (in
Aichi, Hamamatsu and Shizuoka), China (in Beijing) and the UK (Duxford). A
number of flyable Zero airframes exist; most have had their engines replaced
with similar American units; only one, the Planes of Fame
Museum<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_of_Fame_Museum>'s
example, bearing tail number "61-120" (see external link below) has the
original Sakae
engine.[2]<http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Chino2004/Sampler/index.html>Although
not truly a survivor, the "Blayd" Zero is a reconstruction based on
templating original Zero components recovered from the South Pacific; a
small fraction of parts in the reconstruction are from original Zero landing
gears.[4]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6M_Zero#_note-2>[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6M_Zero#_note-3>The
aircraft is now on display at the Fargo
Air Museum <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_Air_Museum> in Fargo, North
Dakota
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On 2/8/07, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Mike,
>
> If you find out who is still flying an original, please let me know. I
> wasn't aware that any were still flyable!
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