TORA TORA TORA! (Zero A6M2 Type 21)

Subject:: Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Model 21
日本帝國海軍航空隊 (Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service 1912-1945)
Shokaku Fighter Sqn. EI-101 (Lt. Tadashi Kaneko)
December 1941 1st Attack Wave - Pearl Harbour, HI
IJN grey Green
Scale:: 1:48
Status:: Completed
Started:: November 1, 2023
Completed:: December 9, 2023

EI-101 was flown by a buntaicho - first wave. Lt. Cmdr. Tadashi Kaneko was hikotaicho of SHOKAKU’s first wave fighters during the attack at Pearl Harbor. He led 6 fighters of 6th squadron. After strafe Kaneohe NAS, Kaneko flew off and made a single strafing pass over Bellows Field, with his wingman flying high above, then rejoined his unit (11th shotai). Why he made this strafing attack is not known, because Bellows Field was not the initial target for his group.