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Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Mitsubishi Zero: The Aircraft That Changed WWII Aviation

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In the early months of World War II, one aircraft seemed almost unstoppable.  Fast, agile, and capable of outmaneuvering almost anything in the sky, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero became the symbol of Japanese air power across the Pacific.  Allied pilots feared it, military planners studied it, and its strengths and weaknesses would shape the future of aerial combat.  Learn more about the rise and fall of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com  Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE Samsara Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

In the early months of World War II, one aircraft seemed almost unstoppable. Fast, agile, and

0:06.8

capable of outmaneuvering almost anything in the sky, the zero became the symbol of Japanese

0:11.9

air power across the Pacific. Allied pilots feared it, military planners studied it,

0:17.7

and its strengths and weaknesses would shape the future of aerial combat.

0:22.1

Learn more about the rise and fall of the Mitsubishi A6M0 on this episode of Everything Everywhere

0:29.2

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1:44.5

The Mitsubishi A6M, known to the Japanese as the Risen and to the allies simply as the

1:50.6

zero, is one of the most important aircraft of the Second World War.

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