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D3A

The Aichi D3A (Allied code name “Val”) was a World War II dive bomber produced by the Aichi Company in Japan. It was the primary carrier-borne dive bomber in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the early stages of the war and participated in the almost all actions including Pearl Harbor.

Aichi D3A1 "Val", IJN Aircraft Carrier Soryu Ceylon, 1942

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D3A1 (Val) Model II, Lt. Maseo Yamaguchi, IJN Carrier Shokaku, Pearl Harbor Attack, Dec 7, 1941

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Aichi D3A1 "Val", LCDR Kakuichi Takahashi, IJN Carrier Shokaku, Pearl Harbor, 1941

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Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive Bomber Model 11, Aircraft Carrier Akagi, Dec 1941

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Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive Bomber Model 11, Aircraft Carrier KAGA

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Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive Bomber Model 11, Aircraft Carrier ZUIKAKU

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Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive Bomber Model 11, AI-251, Aircraft Carrier Akagi, "Battle of Midway"

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Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive Bomber Model 11, EII-235, Carrier Zuikaku, "Battle of Coral Sea"

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