"Tiger Zeke". After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans recovered some remains of downed IJN "Zeroes" from the battle area. These included: A6M2 Model 21, Serial 5289, marked "AI-154" (piloted by PO Takeshi Hirano) from Akagi A6M2 Model 21, Serial 2266, marked "BII-120" (piloted by 1PO Shigenori Nishikaishi) from Hiryu A6M2 Model 21, Serial 3277, marked "BI-151" (piloted by Lt. Fusata Iida) from Soryu The "Akutan Zero" (piloted by Tadayoshi Koga) crashed on Akutan Island, Alaska, on June 3, 1942, and was later recovered intact by American Naval personnel. Notes References Bibliography Dorr, Robert F. and Bishop, Chris. Vietnam Air War Debrief. London:Aerospace, 1996. . A6M Zero Imperial Japanese Navy