2012年11月13日 · This photo shows Lt. Saburo Makino's D3A1 taking off from carrier Kaga for Pearl Harbor attack. This was his last mission. Kaga had the highest losses of any of the six carriers in the Pearl Harbor attack, losing six D3A1 “Val”, five B5N2 “Kate” and four A6M2 “Zero”.

The D3A1 commenced carrier qualification trials aboard the aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga during 1940, while a small number of aircraft made their combat debut from land bases over China. [10] Starting with the attack on Pearl Harbor, the D3A1 took part in all major Japanese carrier operations in the first 10 months of the war.

Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 99 Carrier Bomber / Ku Ku Kamba (Kanbaku) / D3A1 Model 11 Val manufacture number 3304. Assigned to Kaga. Tail code AII-254. On February 19, 1942 took off from Kaga piloted by PO1c Takezo Uchikado on a bombing mission against Darwin.

2022年4月22日 · The Aichi D3A1 and D3A2 "Val" (Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Model 11) was the standard IJN dive bomber in 1940-43. replaced by the Yokosuka "Judy", it had an impresive tally, but less impressive than the Dauntless

At the Battle of Midway, while Akagi, Kaga and Soryu were sunk, Hiryu made two counterattacks and damaged Yorktown. Eighteen Vals took part in the first attack. Although three 250kg bombs were hit by the D3A, 13 of the 18 aircraft were lost.

The fighters were ordered to fly CAP and destroy all enemy fighters, on the ground if possible. The fighters from the Kaga and Akagi were to patrol over Hickham Field and Barbers Point, the fighters from the Soryu and Hiryu over Wheeler and Barbers Point and those from Shokaku and Zuikaku over Kaneohe. The Attack. The First Wave

The fighters were ordered to fly CAP and destroy all enemy fighters, on the ground if possible. The fighters from the Kaga and Akagi were to patrol over Hickham Field and Barbers Point, the fighters from the Soryu and Hiryu over Wheeler and Barbers Point and those from Shokaku and Zuikaku over Kaneohe.

One Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 1,000 hp for take-off and 990 hp at 2,800 m, driving a three-blade metal propeller (early production D3A1 Model 11).

2012年11月13日 · During training time, Aichi D3A1 dive bombers (later called VAL) had initially a bombing score at 10 percent. Constant practice with dives in at an angle of 50 to 60 degrees and releases of their bombs on the target at an altitude

Wreckage of Japanese D3A1 Val from Carrier Kaga at Pearl Harbor. Published at 1160 × 925 px. Link to full-size photo: Wreckage of Japanese D3A AII-251 from Carrier Kaga at Pearl Harbor Site statistics: Photos of World War II: over 26800 aircraft: 63 models tanks: 59 models vehicles: 59 models guns: 3 models units: 2