
Mitsubishi A6M2-N Rufe Seaplane  1943

Version for Flying Tigers and Pacifics in 190D slot

Original files by Paulo Morais, Charles Gunst,
Captain Kurt, and Hogey.

cheers
Ade Kelly 'flying tiger'
mar 2005


Rufe History courtesy of Charles Gunst

The Rufe was a Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero, manufactured by Nakajima as a floatplane to support the Japanese offensive in the Pacific. It entered service in December 1941, and was widely used during 1942-43, in the Solomons and the Aleutians. Although not as fast as the Zero (270 mph, to the Zero's 331 mph), it possessed surprising manoeuvrability for a floatplane. Several IJN pilots became aces flying the Rufe.

