A6M2-N Sea Plane
by John Wills
Title
A6M2-N Sea Plane
Artist
John Wills
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Artworks
Description
2 A6M2-N's on patrol in the Solomon Islands, 1942.
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December 7th, 2016
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Douglas Castleman
All I know is that Rufe was the Allied code word for it...they used male names for fighters and female names for bombers and transports. Everyone called the Zeke a Zero anyway, the one exception.
John Wills replied:
I hadn't noticed the gender assignment but yeah, not that you mention it.. Betty was a bomber (known to the Japanese as the cigar because of the shape, Jill was a torpedo bomber, Lily, Nell, Helen...etc etc..
Douglas Castleman
Another very nice piece, John. Excellent lighting and composition. The "Rufe" make an interesting subject.
John Wills replied:
Thanks! Not sure why they named it "Rufe"... how do you pronounce that anyway.. :)