Re: Zero Origin Myths???




"Rob Arndt" <teuton263@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Did the Howard Hughes H-1 or North American P-64 have anything to do
> with the design of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero?

No, the H-1 was a racer and is quite different from the Zero while
the P-64 was designed after the A-6M

The specs for the aircraft to replace the A-5M were issued in
early 1937 and Mitsubishi came up with the winning design

Keith


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