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.

Aliases (4)

Aichi D3A ×57
Aichi D3A "Val" ×1
Aichi D3A1 ×1
Aichi D3A2 ×1

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 → Battle of Midway → 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 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 D3A1 → Aichi D3A2 →
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Akagi → Sōryū ("Aichi D3A") →	aircraftTypeCarried
Hiryū ("Aichi D3A "Val"") → Kaga →	aircraftTypesCarried
Aichi Kokuki ("Aichi D3A") → Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ("Aichi D3A") →	notableAircraft
2nd Carrier Division → Kido Butai ("Aichi D3A") →	usedAircraftType
Aichi D3A ("Aichi D3A1") → Aichi D3A ("Aichi D3A2") →	variant
First Air Fleet →	aircraftType
Hiryu ("Aichi D3A") →	aircraftTypeOperated
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy ("Aichi D3A") →	aircraftTypeUsed
Shōhō →	airGroupType
First Carrier Division ("Aichi D3A") →	notableAircraftType
5th Carrier Division ("Aichi D3A") →	primaryAircraftType
Val ("Aichi D3A") →	refersTo