Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A peek inside the tail of the Zero. The construction is pretty impressive and you can tell the designers maximized weight savings at the expense of manufacturing complexity.

More Zero videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_48yhlFRHxHLNcfBztK6qNtvihJhliOo

Want to see this plane in person? Check out the website of this air museum (Commemorative Air Force, Southern California Wing) here: cafsocal.com

This aircraft is Mitsubishi A6M3 mod. 22 Zero 零戦22 c/n 3869, c/r N712Z, operated by the CAF So. Cal. Wing at Camarillo Airport. It is equipped with a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-75 engine (originally a Nakajima Sakae 21).