Memorabilia, Aircraft Data Plate

Historical information

Data plate off a Second World War Japanese aircraft

Physical description

Rectangular black and silver aluminium plate with a cardboard tag attached by string

Inscriptions & markings

The plate has Japanese characters and numbers stamped on it. The cardboard tag has the following: Jap Zero Easter Friday 1943. shot down by Spitfire at Fenton NT crashed from 32,000ft, 2 Japs killed. Further writing is illegible.

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