Aichi D3A
1938 dive bomber by Aichi
The Aichi D3A is a light bomber of the World War II. It was used by the Japanese navy. The plane was used in two famous battles: Pearl Harbor bombing and the Battle of Midway. It was nicknamed Val by the Allied forces. Some were used as kamikaze planes.
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Aichi D3A1 from carrier Akagi. | |
Role | Carrier-based dive bomber |
Manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki KK |
First flight | January 1938 |
Introduction | 1940[1] |
Retired | 1945 |
Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Number built | 1,495 (479 D3A-1) (1016 D3A-2) |
Developed into | Yokosuka D3Y Myōjo |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Chant 1999, p. 16.
- Mondey, David (1996). Axis Aircraft of World War II. Chancellor Press, London. ISBN 1851529667.