Aichi D1A

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The Aichi D1A was a Japanese carrier-based biplane dive bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the 1930s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft
biplane
carrier-based dive bomber
military aircraft
aircraftType carrier-based aircraft
airframeMaterial metal frame with fabric covering
armamentType bombs
machine guns
category Japanese military aircraft
biplanes
carrier-based bombers
conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: "Second Sino-Japanese War"
countryOfOrigin Japan
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
crew 2
designedFor dive bombing attacks on naval and land targets
era interwar period
landingGearType fixed tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Aichi Kokuki
Aichi Tokei Denki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
operator Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
powerplantType radial piston engine
primaryRole dive bomber
serviceEntry early 1930s
successor Aichi D3A NERFINISHED
usedAs carrier-based bomber
land-based bomber
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
usedInDecade 1930s
wingConfiguration biplane

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

subject surface form: "Aichi D3A"
Aichi Kokuki notableAircraft Aichi D1A