Aichi D3A facts for kids
Quick facts for kids D3A |
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| Aichi D3A1 from carrier Akagi. | |
| Role | Carrier-based dive bomber |
| Manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki KK |
| First flight | January 1938 |
| Introduction | 1940 |
| Retired | 1945 |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Number built | 1,495 (479 D3A-1) (1016 D3A-2) |
| Developed into | Yokosuka D3Y Myōjo |
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.
Images for kids
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Aichi D3A1 dive bombers prepare to take off from a Japanese aircraft carrier during the morning of 7 December 1941 to attack Pearl Harbor.
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Aichi D3A1 taking off from the carrier Akagi during the Indian Ocean Raid.
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Aichi D3A1s from the carrier Shōkaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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Aichi D3A1 of 33rd Air Group over eastern Java in early summer 1942.
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Aichi D3A1s from Shōkaku return to their carrier after attacking the U.S. carrier Enterprise during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in August 1942.
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Aichi D3A2 during maintenance. Note the propeller spinner that is missing from the D3A1s in the previous photos.
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Aichi D3A2 with telescopic sight, before takeoff.
See also
In Spanish: Aichi D3A para niños
