Editing Mitsubishi A6M Zero (section)

==== Chinese opinions ====
The Japanese deployed the A6M during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]. Inevitably some aircraft were lost, with at least two falling more-or-less intact into Chinese hands. The first known example, an A6M2 (the 12th of the 15 pre-production aircraft, Serial V-110), fell near Fainan Island. On 18 September 1940 a team, including Western volunteers assisting the Chinese, examined the wreck. It was largely intact, and a detailed report was compiled and sent to the U.S. The second, an A6M2-21 (Serial V-173), made a forced landing near Tietsan airfield 17 February 1941. The pilot was shot before he could destroy his plane, the fuel system fixed, and it was taken into Chinese service. The plane was extensively flown and studied by a team which included [[Gerhard Neumann]], and a detailed and illustrated report was sent to Washington. Overall they were impressed with the quality of the aircraft, less so by the performance—although this was later put down to using 85 octane fuel rather than the 100 octane required by the Sakae engine.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gunston |first=Bill |title=Plane Speaking: a personal view of aviation history |publisher=Patrick Stephens Limited |year=1991 |isbn=1-85260-166-3 |location=Somerset, England |pages=131 |language=en}}</ref>