Docent-led Gallery Talk – Koga’s Zero

Name: Docent-led Gallery Talk – Koga’s Zero
Start: 2024-12-06T18:30:00-09:00
End: 2024-12-06T18:45:00-09:00
Location: 625 C Street, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99501

Schedule

Fri Dec 06 2024 at 06:30 pm to 06:45 pm

UTC-09:00

Location

625 C Street, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99501 | Anchorage, AK

An imperial Japanese Navy fighter plane piloted by Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga crash-landed on the island of Akutan in the Aleutians after the battle of Dutch Harbor on June 4, 1942. The A6M Zero was discovered by a US Navy patrol aircraft a month later. It was recovered and sent to California for testing and evaluation. Koga's Zero was later used for training US fighter pilots in mock dogfights and enemy aircraft capabilities. It was a predecessor for today's Top Gun and Red Flag training schools.
6:30, 7 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 in the Alaska Exhibition, Second Floor, East Wing