Aichi D3A dive bombers

E16396
World War II aircraft carrier-based dive bomber military aircraft

The Aichi D3A was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notably in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Aichi D3A 18
Aichi D3A dive bombers canonical 9
Aichi D3A2 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
carrier-based dive bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
alliedReportingName Val ⓘ
armament centerline bomb up to 250 kg ⓘ
forward-firing 7.7 mm machine guns ⓘ
rear 7.7 mm defensive machine gun ⓘ
two 60 kg wing bombs ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
crewPositions pilot and observer/gunner ⓘ
designedAsReplacementFor Aichi D1A ⓘ
designFeature dive brakes on wing trailing edges ⓘ
engineModel Mitsubishi Kinsei radial engine ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Kido Butai ⓘ
famousFor sinking or damaging numerous Allied warships ⓘ
firstFlight 1938-01-29 ⓘ
manufacturer Aichi Kokuki ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 390 km/h ⓘ
nickName Val ⓘ
notableOperation attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Battle of Midway ⓘ
Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ
Indian Ocean raid ⓘ
numberBuilt over 1500 ⓘ
operator Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy carrier air groups

land-based naval air units ⓘ
powerplant single radial engine ⓘ
primaryRole dive bomber ⓘ
primaryUser Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
productionEnd 1944 ⓘ
productionStart 1939 ⓘ
range about 1350 km ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 10000 m ⓘ
serviceEntry 1940 ⓘ
successor Yokosuka D4Y ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail unit ⓘ
undercarriage fixed landing gear ⓘ
usedAs carrier-based bomber ⓘ
land-based bomber ⓘ
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
usedUntil late World War II ⓘ
variant Aichi D3A dive bombers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aichi D3A1

Aichi D3A dive bombers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aichi D3A2
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akagi → aircraftTypeCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
Kaga → aircraftTypesCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
Sōryū → aircraftTypeCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Hiryū → aircraftTypesCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A "Val"
First Air Fleet → aircraftType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
Aichi D3A dive bombers → variant → Aichi D3A dive bombers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Aichi D3A
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A1
Aichi D3A dive bombers → variant → Aichi D3A dive bombers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Aichi D3A
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A2
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service → notableAircraft → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
2nd Carrier Division → usedAircraftType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
5th Carrier Division → primaryAircraftType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Kido Butai → usedAircraftType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Hiryu → aircraftTypeOperated → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Shōhō → airGroupType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
First Carrier Division → notableAircraftType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy → aircraftTypeUsed → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Val → refersTo → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Aichi Kokuki → notableAircraft → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Aichi D1A → successor → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga → aircraftTypesCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
Japanese carrier Junyo → aircraftTypeCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Japanese carrier Hiyo → aircraftType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Japanese carrier Zuikaku → aircraftTypeCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
subject surface form: Zuikaku
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Japanese carrier Zuiho → aircraftTypesCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
Aichi Atsuta → usedInAircraft → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A2
Aichi B7A → designedToReplace → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
fleet carrier Soryu → aircraftTypeOperated → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
subject surface form: Soryu
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
fleet carrier Hiryu → aircraftTypeCarried → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
subject surface form: Hiryū
Carrier Division 2 → operatedAircraftType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier → primaryAircraftTypes → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū → aircraftType → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A
D3A → refersTo → Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aichi D3A