D3A
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Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft designation
World War II aircraft
carrier-based dive bomber
military aircraft designation
D3A is the Japanese Navy designation for the Aichi D3A, a World War II carrier-based dive bomber used prominently in early Pacific War operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| D3A canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft designation
ⓘ
World War II aircraft ⓘ carrier-based dive bomber ⓘ military aircraft designation ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | single-engine propeller aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | naval bomber ⓘ |
| armamentType |
bombs
ⓘ
forward-firing machine guns ⓘ rear defensive machine gun ⓘ |
| combatTheater |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
pilot
ⓘ
rear gunner ⓘ |
| designedFor | aircraft carrier operations ⓘ |
| designOrigin | pre-war Japanese naval aviation program ⓘ |
| engineType | Mitsubishi Kinsei radial engine ⓘ |
| enteredMassProduction | around 1940 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1940 ⓘ |
| era |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1938 ⓘ |
| launchMethod | carrier deck takeoff ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | 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
Indian Ocean raid ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean Raid
early Pacific War campaigns ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | single radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | dive bomber ⓘ |
| recoveryMethod | arrestor hook landing on carriers ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
ⓘ
surface form:
Aichi D3A
|
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ |
| successorAircraft | Yokosuka D4Y ⓘ |
| typicalBombLoad | single centerline bomb plus wing bombs ⓘ |
| undercarriageType | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| usedBy | Japanese aircraft carriers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aichi D3A