Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: Open Aviation Archives: ‘Zero Fighter’ and ‘Akisui’ fighters on display
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: “Oe Clock Tower / Aerial History Room”
On January 31, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries opened the Oe Clock Tower / Aerial History Office in Minato-ku, Nagoya.
From the Taisho era to the 1950’s, aviation technologies and fighters designed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are exhibited.
On January 30, the inside was open to the press.
Mr. Jiro Horikoshi, the creator of Zero Fighter, also worked at this factory and engaged in development.
Exhibition of fighters: Zero Fighter, Shusui
In the archives room, more than 200 items, including fighter models and panels, are on display.
Zero-type fighter jet (Zero fighter): used in World War II,
Rocket fighter (Shusui); Japan’s first fighter equipped with a rocket engine
A full-scale restoration machine is on display.
The museum is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and requires a reservation only.
home page:
https://www.mhi.com/jp/expertise/museum/nagoya/
Asahi Shimbun Digital
https://www.google.co.jp/amp/s/www.asahi.com/amp/articles/ASN1Z5T40N1ZOIPE009.html
The company will display 148 real objects and 60 panels, including the blueprints of aircraft owned by the company from the Taisho era to the 1950s.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO55039890Q0A130C2L91000
Oe Clock Tower Aviation Archives Room | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries