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Re: "Zeromania" of 1941/42: when every "Jap" was Zero
Misidentification of Oscars as Zeroes still occured at the end of the war.
The fact to identify opposing fighters as the "best" known enemy fighters was common, with for example German fighters claiming Spitfires in Africa in 1941-1941 while facing Hurricanes or P-40s, while on the other side, Allied pilots identified Italian fighters as Bf 109s. Another example is the many "Fw 190 with long noses" identified by Allied pilots during the summer 1944 after the type was reported by Allied intelligence, but before it started to be used by the Germans.
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