1 to detach extra fuel. Replica boio. Japanese Zero fighter was called this because of the Japanese year it was made (2600).When it first saw combat in 1940 against Chinese fighters it made short work of them and the plane was considered the best carrier deployed fighter in the world. The plane was soon overpowered and outsped by the American fighters by 1943 however the Japanese military were unable to update the design due to the infastructure problems and the plane, although outgunned and slower than its American counterparts, saw combat until 1945 and took part in kamikaze missions towards the end. From being the Japanese military's primary fighter with production numbers above 10,000 the current number of them left is under 50 and flying models is under 10. - Wikipedia. Sorry for lack of planes (if anyone cares), I have been doing A-levels (will be done on the 5th of June)