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mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai%C4%8Di_D3A" title="Aiči D3A – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Aiči D3A" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A" title="Aichi D3A – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Aichi D3A" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A" title="Aichi D3A – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Aichi D3A" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A" 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A" title="Aichi D3A – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Aichi D3A" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A" title="Aichi D3A – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Aichi D3A" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/99%EC%8B%9D_%ED%95%A8%EC%83%81%ED%8F%AD%EA%B2%A9%EA%B8%B0" title="99식 함상폭격기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="99식 함상폭격기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li 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interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A6%27%D7%99_D3A" title="אאיצ'י D3A – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אאיצ'י D3A" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aicsi_D3A" title="Aicsi D3A – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Aicsi D3A" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A" title="Aichi D3A – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Aichi D3A" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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.infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-label{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-label{width:30%;padding-right:3px}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-data{width:50%}}</style><table class="infobox ib-aircraft vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">D3A</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:D3A1_Akagi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/D3A1_Akagi.jpg/300px-D3A1_Akagi.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="122" class="mw-file-element" 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Air_Service" title="Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service">Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">1,495 <br />(479 D3A1)<br />(1016 D3A2)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1940_in_aviation" title="1940 in aviation">1940</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChant199916_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChant199916-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">January <a href="/wiki/1938_in_aviation" title="1938 in aviation">1938</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed into</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D3Y" title="Yokosuka D3Y">Yokosuka D3Y</a> <i>Myōjo</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_planes_preparing-Pearl_Harbor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Japanese_planes_preparing-Pearl_Harbor.jpg/220px-Japanese_planes_preparing-Pearl_Harbor.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Japanese_planes_preparing-Pearl_Harbor.jpg/330px-Japanese_planes_preparing-Pearl_Harbor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Japanese_planes_preparing-Pearl_Harbor.jpg/440px-Japanese_planes_preparing-Pearl_Harbor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5746" data-file-height="4573" /></a><figcaption>Aichi D3A1 dive bombers prepare to take off from a Japanese aircraft carrier during the morning of 7 December 1941 to attack <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akagi_Aichi_D3A_Indian_Ocean_raid.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Akagi_Aichi_D3A_Indian_Ocean_raid.jpg/220px-Akagi_Aichi_D3A_Indian_Ocean_raid.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Akagi_Aichi_D3A_Indian_Ocean_raid.jpg/330px-Akagi_Aichi_D3A_Indian_Ocean_raid.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Akagi_Aichi_D3A_Indian_Ocean_raid.jpg/440px-Akagi_Aichi_D3A_Indian_Ocean_raid.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2242" data-file-height="1585" /></a><figcaption>Aichi D3A1 taking off from the carrier <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akagi" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi"><i>Akagi</i></a> during the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean_Raid" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Ocean Raid">Indian Ocean Raid</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coral_Sea_Japanese_Type_99.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Coral_Sea_Japanese_Type_99.jpg/220px-Coral_Sea_Japanese_Type_99.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Coral_Sea_Japanese_Type_99.jpg/330px-Coral_Sea_Japanese_Type_99.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Coral_Sea_Japanese_Type_99.jpg/440px-Coral_Sea_Japanese_Type_99.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2217" data-file-height="1531" /></a><figcaption>Aichi D3A1s from the carrier <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Sh%C5%8Dkaku" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku"><i>Shōkaku</i></a> during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea" title="Battle of the Coral Sea">Battle of the Coral Sea</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:D3A1_flight.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/D3A1_flight.jpg/250px-D3A1_flight.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/D3A1_flight.jpg/330px-D3A1_flight.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/D3A1_flight.jpg/500px-D3A1_flight.jpg 2x" data-file-width="839" data-file-height="409" /></a><figcaption>Aichi D3A1 of 33rd Air Group over eastern <a href="/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a> in early summer 1942.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ShokakuVals.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/ShokakuVals.jpg/220px-ShokakuVals.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/ShokakuVals.jpg/330px-ShokakuVals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/ShokakuVals.jpg/440px-ShokakuVals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="546" /></a><figcaption>Aichi D3A1s from <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Sh%C5%8Dkaku" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku"><i>Shōkaku</i></a> return to their carrier after attacking the U.S. carrier <a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)" title="USS Enterprise (CV-6)"><i>Enterprise</i></a> during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons" title="Battle of the Eastern Solomons">Battle of the Eastern Solomons</a> in August 1942.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:D3A2_maintenance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/D3A2_maintenance.jpg/250px-D3A2_maintenance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/D3A2_maintenance.jpg/330px-D3A2_maintenance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/D3A2_maintenance.jpg/500px-D3A2_maintenance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a><figcaption>Aichi D3A2 during maintenance. Note the <a href="/wiki/Propeller_spinner" class="mw-redirect" title="Propeller spinner">propeller spinner</a> that is missing from the D3A1s in the previous photos.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:D3A2_early_model_telescopic_sight.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/D3A2_early_model_telescopic_sight.jpg/220px-D3A2_early_model_telescopic_sight.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/D3A2_early_model_telescopic_sight.jpg/330px-D3A2_early_model_telescopic_sight.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/D3A2_early_model_telescopic_sight.jpg/440px-D3A2_early_model_telescopic_sight.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1005" data-file-height="346" /></a><figcaption>Aichi D3A2 with a telescopic sight, before takeoff.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Aichi D3A</b> (Navy designation "<b>Type 99 Carrier Bomber</b>"; <a href="/wiki/World_War_II_Allied_names_for_Japanese_aircraft" title="World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft">Allied reporting name</a> "<b>Val</b>")<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <a href="/wiki/Carrier-borne" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrier-borne">carrier-borne</a> <a href="/wiki/Dive_bomber" title="Dive bomber">dive bomber</a>. It was the primary dive bomber of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Imperial Japanese Navy">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> (IJN) and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a>. </p><p>The Aichi D3A was the first Japanese aircraft to bomb American targets in the war, commencing with <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a> and U.S. bases in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Clark_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark Air Force Base">Clark Air Force Base</a>. They sank more <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> warships than any other <a href="/wiki/Axis_powers" title="Axis powers">Axis</a> aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAngelucciMatricardi1978142_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAngelucciMatricardi1978142-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWorth2001170_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWorth2001170-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECasey197787_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECasey197787-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In mid-1936, the Japanese Navy issued the 11-Shi specification for a <a href="/wiki/Monoplane" title="Monoplane">monoplane</a> carrier-based dive bomber to replace the existing <a href="/wiki/Aichi_D1A" title="Aichi D1A">D1A</a> <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a> then in service.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChant199916_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChant199916-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Aichi_Kokuki" title="Aichi Kokuki">Aichi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nakajima_Aircraft_Company" title="Nakajima Aircraft Company">Nakajima</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi" title="Mitsubishi">Mitsubishi</a> all submitted designs, with the former two subsequently being asked for two prototypes each. </p><p>The Aichi design started with low-mounted elliptical wings inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_70" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinkel He 70">Heinkel He 70</a> <i>Blitz</i>. It flew slowly enough that the drag from the <a href="/wiki/Landing_gear" title="Landing gear">landing gear</a> was not a serious issue, so the fixed gear was used for simplicity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFrancillon1979272_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFrancillon1979272-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aircraft was to be powered by the 529 <a href="/wiki/Kilowatt" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilowatt">kW</a> (709 <a href="/wiki/Horsepower" title="Horsepower">hp</a>) <a href="/wiki/Nakajima_Hikari" title="Nakajima Hikari">Nakajima Hikari</a> 1 nine-cylinder <a href="/wiki/Radial_engine" title="Radial engine">radial engine</a>. </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Prototype" title="Prototype">prototype</a> was completed in December 1937, and flight trials began a month later, after which it was designated as D3A1. Initial tests were disappointing. The aircraft was underpowered and suffered from directional instability in wide turns, and in tighter turns it tended to <a href="/wiki/Aerobatic_maneuver" title="Aerobatic maneuver">snap roll</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Dive_bomber" title="Dive bomber">dive brakes</a> vibrated heavily when extended at their design speed of 200 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (370 km/h), and the Navy was already asking for a faster diving speed of 240 knots (440 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFrancillon1979272–273_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFrancillon1979272–273-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second aircraft was extensively modified before delivery to try to address the problems. Power was increased by replacing the Hikari with the 626 kW (839 hp) <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Kinsei" title="Mitsubishi Kinsei">Mitsubishi Kinsei</a> 3 in a redesigned <a href="/wiki/Cowling" title="Cowling">cowling</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Vertical_stabilizer" title="Vertical stabilizer">vertical tail</a> was enlarged to help with the directional instability. The wings were slightly larger in span and the outer sections of the <a href="/wiki/Leading_edge" title="Leading edge">leading edges</a> had <a href="/wiki/Washout_(aviation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washout (aviation)">wash-out</a> to combat the snap rolls, and strengthened dive brakes were fitted. These changes cured all of the problems except the directional instability, and it was enough for the D3A1 to win over the <a href="/wiki/Nakajima_D3N" title="Nakajima D3N">Nakajima D3N</a>1.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFrancillon196924_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFrancillon196924-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1939, the Navy ordered the aircraft as the <b>Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Model 11</b> (<i>kanjō bakugekiki</i>, usually abbreviated to 艦爆 <i><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn">kanbaku</i></span></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEParshallTully200780_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParshallTully200780-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). The production models featured slightly smaller wings and increased power in the form of the 746 kW (1,000 hp) Kinsei 43 or 798 kW (1,070 hp) Kinsei 44. The directional instability problem was finally cured with the fitting of a long dorsal <a href="/wiki/Vertical_stabilizer" title="Vertical stabilizer">fin</a>-strake which started midway down the rear fuselage, and the aircraft actually became highly maneuverable.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAir_International1987289_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAir_International1987289-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1942, an improved version of D3A1, powered by a 969 kW (1,299 hp) Kinsei 54, was tested and designated as D3A2 or the <b>Model 12</b>. The extra power reduced range, so the design was further modified with additional <a href="/wiki/Fuel_tank" title="Fuel tank">fuel tanks</a> to bring the total tankage to 900 L (240 US gal), giving it the range needed to fight effectively over the <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a>. Known to the Navy as the <b>Model 22</b>, it began to replace the Model 11 in front-line units in the autumn of 1942, and most Model 11s were then sent to training units. While some late production models of D3A1 were fitted with a <a href="/wiki/Propeller_spinner" class="mw-redirect" title="Propeller spinner">propeller spinner</a>, it became a standard with D3A2.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_pilot" title="Aircraft pilot">pilot</a> position was equipped with a Type 95 <a href="/wiki/Telescopic_sight" title="Telescopic sight">telescopic gunsight</a> in the earlier models and a Type 99 in the later models, which were used for aiming the bomb during the dive. The <a href="/wiki/Air_observer" title="Air observer">observer</a>/<a href="/wiki/Navigator" title="Navigator">navigator</a> position was equipped with a Type 97 Mk1 <a href="/wiki/Drift_sight" class="mw-redirect" title="Drift sight">drift sight</a>, which was a long vertical tube located in the front-left of the observer's seat. In addition, the observer position was equipped with a <a href="/wiki/Drift_meter" title="Drift meter">drift meter</a> that was mounted on the floor in the front-right of the observer's seat. The observer also operated a Type 96 Mk2 <a href="/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">radio</a> set that was mounted in front of the observer's seat and behind the pilot's seat. On top of the radio set was a Type 3 <a href="/wiki/Reflector_sight" title="Reflector sight">reflector</a> <a href="/wiki/Compass" title="Compass">compass</a> for precise navigation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMikesh2004_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMikesh2004-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Armament was two fixed forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) <a href="/wiki/Type_97_aircraft_machine_gun" title="Type 97 aircraft machine gun">Type 97 machine guns</a>, and one flexible 7.7 mm (.303 in) <a href="/wiki/Type_92_machine_gun" title="Type 92 machine gun">Type 92 machine gun</a> at the rear end of <a href="/wiki/Cockpit" title="Cockpit">cockpit</a>, which was operated by the observer. Normal bomb load was a single 250 kg bomb (e.g., <a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_World_War_II_navy_bombs#Bombs" title="List of Japanese World War II navy bombs">Type 99 No 25</a> <a href="/wiki/Armor_piercing_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Armor piercing shell">semi-AP</a> or Type 98 No 25 land bomb) carried under the fuselage, swung out under the propeller on release by a trapeze. Two additional 60 kg bombs (e.g., Type 99 No 6 semi-AP or Type 2 No 6 land bomb) could be carried on wing racks located under each wing outboard of the dive brakes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAir_International1987288_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAir_International1987288-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially, D3A dive bombers were painted in silver. During the summer of 1941, the paint finish changed to light olive grey. The color changed again in early 1942 to dark green.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An individual D3A dive bomber was commanded by the senior ranking crew member aboard, which could be the observer rather than the pilot.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was in contrast to <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a>, where the pilot was almost always the commander of a dive bomber. For example, <a href="/wiki/Petty_Officer_First_Class" class="mw-redirect" title="Petty Officer First Class">Petty Officer First Class</a> <a href="/wiki/Kiyoto_Furuta" title="Kiyoto Furuta">Kiyoto Furuta</a> was serving as a pilot to <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(navy)" title="Lieutenant (navy)">Lieutenant</a> Takehiko Chihaya during the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">Attack on Pearl Harbor</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and later on to Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Keiichi_Arima" title="Keiichi Arima">Keiichi Arima</a> during the two carrier battles of the <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_campaign" title="Solomon Islands campaign">Solomon Islands campaign</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELundstrom2005b_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELundstrom2005b-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> both of whom were observers. </p><p>The D3A1 first saw combat operation in November 1939, one month prior to its official acceptance as the Navy Type 99 dive bomber. Nakajima sent several examples to the 14th Air group operating at <a href="/wiki/Haikou" title="Haikou">Haikou</a> on <a href="/wiki/Hainan" title="Hainan">Hainan</a> island in <a href="/wiki/South_China" title="South China">South China</a>. These D3A1s were commanded by <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(navy)" title="Lieutenant (navy)">Lieutenant</a> <a href="/wiki/Sadamu_Takahashi" title="Sadamu Takahashi">Sadamu Takahashi</a> and supported the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_South_Guangxi" title="Battle of South Guangxi">capture of Nanning</a>, which was intended to cut the supplies coming from <a href="/wiki/French_Indochina" title="French Indochina">French Indochina</a>. After the capture of <a href="/wiki/Nanning" title="Nanning">Nanning</a>, they continued to be operated in the area in 1940. In May 1940, <a href="/wiki/12th_Air_Group" title="12th Air Group">12th Air Group</a> became the second front-line unit to be equipped with the new D3A1 dive bombers. They first participated in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Zaoyang%E2%80%93Yichang" title="Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang">capture of Yichang</a> and conducted anti-shipping operations on <a href="/wiki/Yangtze" title="Yangtze">Yangtze</a> river, west of <a href="/wiki/Yichang" title="Yichang">Yichang</a>, in order to cut the Chinese supplies coming from <a href="/wiki/Chongqing" title="Chongqing">Chongqing</a>. In September, D3A1 from the 12th Air Group started to fly <a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Chongqing" title="Bombing of Chongqing">missions against Chongqing</a>, which was the Chinese capital at the time. After the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_French_Indochina" title="Japanese invasion of French Indochina">invasion of Indochina</a> in autumn 1940, 14th Air Group operated at <a href="/wiki/Hanoi" title="Hanoi">Hanoi</a> and flew missions against <a href="/wiki/Kunming" title="Kunming">Kunming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burma_Road" title="Burma Road">Burma Road</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The D3A1 commenced carrier qualification trials aboard the <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">aircraft carriers</a> <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akagi" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi"><i>Akagi</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaga" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga"><i>Kaga</i></a> during 1940, while a small number of aircraft made their combat debut from land bases over <a href="/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War" title="Second Sino-Japanese War">China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAir_International1987289_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAir_International1987289-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. They achieved their first major success against the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> during their <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean_raid" title="Indian Ocean raid">Indian Ocean raid</a> in April 1942. D3A1 dive bombers scored over 80% hits<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFrancillon1979274_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFrancillon1979274-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with their bombs during attacks on two <a href="/wiki/Heavy_cruisers" class="mw-redirect" title="Heavy cruisers">heavy cruisers</a> and an aircraft carrier during the operation. </p><p>Before the Indian Ocean raid, the established doctrine regarding attacks against ships was to arm all D3A1 dive bombers with semi-AP bombs. On 5 April 1942, an IJN carrier force attacked <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a> on <a href="/wiki/Ceylon" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceylon">Ceylon</a> with half of its complement, while the other half was kept in reserve for strikes against ships. Since a second strike against Colombo was deemed necessary, the dive bombers of the reserve force were rearmed from semi-AP bombs to land bombs. When British heavy cruisers were spotted soon afterwards, the reserve force was sent with a portion of D3A1 dive bombers armed with land bombs. In the subsequent attack, land bombs unintentionally proved very effective in suppressing the <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-aircraft fire">anti-aircraft fire</a> from the ships. As a result, the doctrine was modified in order to intentionally equip the first few D3A1 dive bombers with land bombs. This new method was already implemented for the attack that sank <a href="/wiki/HMS_Hermes_(95)" title="HMS Hermes (95)">HMS <i>Hermes</i></a> just four days later, and continued to be used from then on.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETagaya2011_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETagaya2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During 1942, dive bombing attacks by carrier-based D3A1 and D3A2 bombers significantly contributed to sinking of three US fleet carriers: <a href="/wiki/USS_Lexington_(CV-2)" title="USS Lexington (CV-2)"><i>Lexington</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea" title="Battle of the Coral Sea">Battle of the Coral Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)" title="USS Yorktown (CV-5)"><i>Yorktown</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Midway" title="Battle of Midway">Battle of Midway</a> and <a href="/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-8)" title="USS Hornet (CV-8)"><i>Hornet</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands" title="Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands">Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands</a>. In addition, they damaged the carrier <a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)" title="USS Enterprise (CV-6)"><i>Enterprise</i></a> both at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons" title="Battle of the Eastern Solomons">Battle of the Eastern Solomons</a> and at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands" title="Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands">Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELundstrom2005a_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELundstrom2005a-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELundstrom2005b_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELundstrom2005b-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides carrier-based units, D3A dive bombers also operated from land bases during the Solomon Islands campaign, where they participated in the <a href="/wiki/Guadalcanal_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Guadalcanal Campaign">Guadalcanal Campaign</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_I-Go" title="Operation I-Go">Operation I-Go</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_SE" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation SE">Operation SE</a> and Operation RO, and during the <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea_campaign" title="New Guinea campaign">New Guinea campaign</a>, where they participated in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Milne_Bay" title="Battle of Milne Bay">Battle of Milne Bay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Buna%E2%80%93Gona" title="Battle of Buna–Gona">Battle of Buna–Gona</a>. The main land-based unit to operate D3A dive bombers during these campaigns and battles was the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Air_Group" title="2nd Air Group">2nd/582nd Air Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELundstrom2005b_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELundstrom2005b-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE江間1991_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE江間1991-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHataIzawaShores2011_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHataIzawaShores2011-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the course of the war, D3A dive bombers often combined their attacks upon enemy warships with the IJN <a href="/wiki/Nakajima_B5N" title="Nakajima B5N">Nakajima B5N</a> <i>Kate</i> torpedo bomber; consequently enemy vessels were often sunk by a combination strike of bombs and torpedoes. However, there were occasions when just the D3A's would make the attacks, or at least score the sinking hits. Discounting the Pearl Harbor strike, which also used the B5N for level bombing and torpedo attacks, D3A dive bombers were credited with sinking the following Allied warships (partial list):<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown199060–125_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown199060–125-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Peary" title="USS Peary">USS <i>Peary</i></a>, American destroyer, <a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Darwin" title="Bombing of Darwin">19 February 1942</a> – Australia (<a href="/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory" title="Darwin, Northern Territory">Darwin</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoscoe195396_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoscoe195396-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pope_(DD-225)" title="USS Pope (DD-225)">USS <i>Pope</i></a>, American destroyer, 1 March 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Java_Sea" title="Java Sea">Java Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Edsall_(DD-219)" title="USS Edsall (DD-219)">USS <i>Edsall</i></a>, American destroyer, 1 March 1942- <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pecos_(AO-6)" title="USS Pecos (AO-6)">USS <i>Pecos</i></a>, American oiler, 1 March 1942- Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cornwall_(56)" title="HMS Cornwall (56)">HMS <i>Cornwall</i></a>, British heavy cruiser, 5 April 1942 – Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Dorsetshire_(40)" title="HMS Dorsetshire (40)">HMS <i>Dorsetshire</i></a>, British heavy cruiser, 5 April 1942 – Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Hector_(F45)" title="HMS Hector (F45)">HMS <i>Hector</i></a>, British armed merchant cruiser, 5 April 1942 – Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Tenedos_(H04)" title="HMS Tenedos (H04)">HMS <i>Tenedos</i></a>, British destroyer, 5 April 1942 – Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Hermes_(95)" title="HMS Hermes (95)">HMS <i>Hermes</i></a>, British aircraft carrier, 9 April 1942 – Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary" title="Royal Fleet Auxiliary">RFA</a> <i>Athelstone,</i> British freighter, 9 April 1942 - Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Hollyhock_(K64)" title="HMS Hollyhock (K64)">HMS <i>Hollyhock</i></a><i>,</i> British corvette, 9 April 1942 - Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_British_Sergeant" title="SS British Sergeant">SS <i>British Sergeant</i></a>, British Tanker, 9 April 1942 - Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">SS</a> <i>Norviken,</i> Norwegian Cargo Ship, 9 April 1942 - Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Vampire_(D68)" title="HMAS Vampire (D68)">HMAS <i>Vampire</i></a>, Australian destroyer, 9 April 1942 – Indian Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sims_(DD-409)" title="USS Sims (DD-409)">USS <i>Sims</i></a>, American destroyer, 7 May 1942 – Pacific Ocean</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_De_Haven_(DD-469)" title="USS De Haven (DD-469)">USS <i>De Haven</i></a>, American destroyer, 1 February 1943 – Pacific Ocean (<a href="/wiki/Ironbottom_Sound" title="Ironbottom Sound">Ironbottom Sound</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Aaron_Ward_(DD-483)" title="USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)">USS <i>Aaron Ward</i></a>, American destroyer, 7 April 1943 – Pacific Ocean (Ironbottom Sound)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Kanawha_(AO-1)" title="USS Kanawha (AO-1)">USS <i>Kanawha</i></a>, American oiler, 8 April 1943 – Pacific Ocean (Tulagi, Solomon Islands)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Brownson_(DD-518)" title="USS Brownson (DD-518)">USS <i>Brownson</i></a>, American destroyer, 26 December 1943 – Pacific Ocean<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEParkin1995198_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParkin1995198-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Abner_Read_(DD-526)" title="USS Abner Read (DD-526)">USS <i>Abner Read</i></a>, American destroyer, sunk by kamikaze 1 November 1944 – Pacific Ocean<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEParkin1995251_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParkin1995251-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_William_D._Porter_(DD-579)" title="USS William D. Porter (DD-579)">USS <i>William D. Porter</i></a>, American destroyer, sunk by kamikaze 10 June 1945 – Japan (<a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa</a>)</li></ul> <p>As the war progressed, there were instances when the dive bombers were pressed into duty as <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighters</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Interceptor_aircraft" title="Interceptor aircraft">interceptor</a> role, their maneuverability being enough to allow them to survive in this role.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFrancillon196925_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFrancillon196925-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D4Y" title="Yokosuka D4Y">Yokosuka D4Y</a> <i>Suisei</i> became available, the D3A2s ended up with land-based units or operating from the smaller carriers, which were too small to handle the fast-landing <i>Suisei</i>. When American forces recaptured the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Islands">Philippines</a> in 1944, land-based D3A2s took part in the fighting but were hopelessly outdated and losses were heavy. By then, many D3A1s and D3A2s were operated by training units in Japan, and several were modified with dual controls as Navy <b>Type 99 Bomber Trainer Model 12</b>s (D3A2-K). During the last year of the war, the D3A2s were pressed back into combat for <i><a href="/wiki/Kamikaze" title="Kamikaze">kamikaze</a></i> missions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAir_International1987209_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAir_International1987209-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><span data-sort-value="Japan"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a></span></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Air_Service" title="Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service">Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Surviving_aircraft">Surviving aircraft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Surviving aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A D3A2 is currently under restoration at the <a href="/wiki/Planes_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Planes of Fame">Planes of Fame</a> Museum in <a href="/wiki/Chino,_California" title="Chino, California">Chino, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are two unrestored D3As on display at the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Pacific_War" title="National Museum of the Pacific War">National Museum of the Pacific War</a> in Fredericksburg, Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, the <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_Aviation_Museum" title="Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum">Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum</a> began acquiring the remains of a D3A from Papua New Guinea for eventual exhibit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(D3A2_Model_22)"><span id="Specifications_.28D3A2_Model_22.29"></span>Specifications (D3A2 Model 22)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Specifications (D3A2 Model 22)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aichi_D3A1_Val.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Aichi_D3A1_Val.svg/250px-Aichi_D3A1_Val.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Aichi_D3A1_Val.svg/330px-Aichi_D3A1_Val.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Aichi_D3A1_Val.svg/500px-Aichi_D3A1_Val.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="969" data-file-height="1235" /></a><figcaption>Aichi D3A 3-view drawing</figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> <i>Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War</i><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFrancillon1979271–276_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFrancillon1979271–276-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 2</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 10.195 m (33 ft 5 in)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 14.365 m (47 ft 2 in)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 3.847 m (12 ft 7 in)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 34.9 m<sup>2</sup> (376 sq ft)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 2,570 kg (5,666 lb)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Kinsei_54" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsubishi Kinsei 54">Mitsubishi Kinsei 54</a> 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 970 kW (1,300 hp) for take-off</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>1,200 hp (890 kW) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)</dd> <dd>1,100 hp (820 kW) at 6,200 m (20,300 ft)</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Propellers:</b> 3-bladed metal constant-speed propeller</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 430 km/h (270 mph, 230 kn) at 6,200 m (20,300 ft)<br /></li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 296 km/h (184 mph, 160 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)</li> <li><b>Range:</b> 1,352 km (840 mi, 730 nmi)</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 10,500 m (34,400 ft)</li> <li><b>Time to altitude:</b> 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 5 minutes 48 seconds</li> <li><b>Wing loading:</b> 108.9 kg/m<sup>2</sup> (22.3 lb/sq ft)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Power-to-weight_ratio" title="Power-to-weight ratio">Power/mass</a>:</b> 3.9 kg/kW (6.4 lb/hp)</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Armament</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><b>Guns:</b> 2 × forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) <a href="/wiki/Type_97_aircraft_machine_gun" title="Type 97 aircraft machine gun">Type 97 aircraft machine guns</a> in the forward fuselage upper decking + 1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) <a href="/wiki/Type_92_machine_gun" title="Type 92 machine gun">Type 92 machine gun</a> on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit</li> <li><b>Bombs:</b> 1 × 250 kg (550 lb) under the fuselage and 2 × 60 kg (130 lb) bombs under the wings</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p> <b>Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ANBO_VIII" title="ANBO VIII">ANBO VIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Skua" title="Blackburn Skua">Blackburn Skua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breda_Ba.65" title="Breda Ba.65">Breda Ba.65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">Curtiss SB2C Helldiver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">Douglas SBD Dauntless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Barracuda" title="Fairey Barracuda">Fairey Barracuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loire-Nieuport_LN.401" title="Loire-Nieuport LN.401">Loire-Nieuport LN.401</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saab_17" title="Saab 17">Saab 17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_A-31_Vengeance" title="Vultee A-31 Vengeance">Vultee A-31 Vengeance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D3Y" title="Yokosuka D3Y">Yokosuka D3Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D4Y" title="Yokosuka D4Y">Yokosuka D4Y</a></li></ul> <p> <b>Related lists</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II" title="List of aircraft of World War II">List of aircraft of World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bomber_aircraft" title="List of bomber aircraft">List of bomber aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_aircraft_of_Japan" title="List of military aircraft of Japan">List of military aircraft of Japan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-lower-alpha" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Note: This code name was applied mid-to-late 1943; more often the D3A was referred to as the "Type 99 navy dive bomber" by Allied forces.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_D3A&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEChant199916-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a 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title="Aichi AB-3">AB-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_AB-4" title="Aichi AB-4">AB-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_62" title="Heinkel He 62">AB-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_AB-6" title="Aichi AB-6">AB-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E8A" title="Aichi E8A">AB-7</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_AB-8&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aichi AB-8 (page does not exist)">AB-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_D1A" title="Aichi D1A">AB-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_D1A" title="Aichi D1A">AB-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_D1A" title="Aichi D1A">AB-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E10A" title="Aichi E10A">AB-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_F1A" title="Aichi F1A">AB-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E11A" title="Aichi E11A">AB-14</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aichi_AM-7&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aichi AM-7 (page does not exist)">AM-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_AM-10" class="mw-redirect" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_B7A" title="Aichi B7A">B7A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_C4A" title="Aichi C4A">C4A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_D1A" title="Aichi D1A">D1A</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">D3A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E3A" title="Aichi E3A">E3A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E8A" title="Aichi E8A">E8A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E10A" title="Aichi E10A">E10A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E11A" title="Aichi E11A">E11A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E13A" title="Aichi E13A">E13A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E16A" title="Aichi E16A">E16A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_F1A" title="Aichi F1A">F1A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_H9A" title="Aichi H9A">H9A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_M6A" title="Aichi M6A">M6A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_S1A" title="Aichi S1A">S1A</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Torpedo bombers (B)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_B1M" title="Mitsubishi B1M">B1M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_B2M" title="Mitsubishi B2M">B2M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_B3N" title="Nakajima B3N">B3N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kugisho_B3Y" title="Kugisho B3Y">B3Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_B4M" title="Mitsubishi B4M">B4M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakajima_B4N&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nakajima B4N (page does not exist)">B4N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_B4Y" title="Yokosuka B4Y">B4Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_B5M" title="Mitsubishi B5M">B5M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_B5N" title="Nakajima B5N">B5N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_B6N" title="Nakajima B6N">B6N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_B7A" title="Aichi B7A">B7A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Gamma" title="Northrop Gamma">BXN</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_C6N" title="Nakajima C6N">C6N1-B</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shipboard reconnaissance (C)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_2MR" title="Mitsubishi 2MR">C1M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-6" title="Nakajima Ki-6">C2N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_C3N" title="Nakajima C3N">C3N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_C4A" title="Aichi C4A">C4A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ki-15" title="Mitsubishi Ki-15">C5M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_C6N" title="Nakajima C6N">C6N</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Potez_540" title="Potez 540">CXP</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> <ul><li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_D3N" title="Nakajima D3N">D3N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D3Y" title="Yokosuka D3Y">D3Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D4Y" title="Yokosuka D4Y">D4Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D3Y" title="Yokosuka D3Y">D5Y</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BT" title="Northrop BT">DXD</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_118" title="Heinkel He 118">DXHe</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reconnaissance seaplanes (E)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_E1Y" title="Yokosuka E1Y">E1Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_E2N" title="Nakajima E2N">E2N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E3A" title="Aichi E3A">E3A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_E4N" title="Nakajima E4N">E4N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_E5K" class="mw-redirect" title="Kawanishi E5K">E5K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_E5Y" title="Yokosuka E5Y">E5Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_E6Y" title="Yokosuka E6Y">E6Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_E7K" title="Kawanishi E7K">E7K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E8A" title="Aichi E8A">E8A</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kawanishi_E8K&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kawanishi E8K (page does not exist)">E8K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_E8N" title="Nakajima E8N">E8N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watanabe_E9W" title="Watanabe E9W">E9W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E10A" title="Aichi E10A">E10A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_E10K" title="Kawanishi E10K">E10K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E11A" title="Aichi E11A">E11A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_E11K" title="Kawanishi E11K">E11K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E12A" class="mw-redirect" title="Aichi E12A">E12A</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Aichi_F1A" title="Aichi F1A">F1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_F1M" title="Mitsubishi F1M">F1M</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_J1N" title="Nakajima J1N">J1N1-F</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Land-based bombers (G)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_3MT5" title="Mitsubishi 3MT5">G1M (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G1M" title="Mitsubishi G1M">G1M (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_G2H" title="Hiro G2H">G2H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G3M" title="Mitsubishi G3M">G3M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" title="Mitsubishi G4M">G4M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_G5N" title="Nakajima G5N">G5N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G6M" title="Mitsubishi G6M">G6M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G7M" title="Mitsubishi G7M">G7M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_G8N" title="Nakajima G8N">G8N</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kawanishi_G9K&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kawanishi G9K (page does not exist)">G9K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_G10N" title="Nakajima G10N">G10N</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Flying Boats (H)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_H1H" title="Hiro H1H">H1H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_H2H" title="Hiro H2H">H2H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_H3H1" title="Hiro H3H1">H3H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_H3K" title="Kawanishi H3K">H3K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_H4H" title="Hiro H4H">H4H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_H5Y" title="Yokosuka H5Y">H5Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_H6K" title="Kawanishi H6K">H6K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_H7Y" title="Yokosuka H7Y">H7K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_H8K" title="Kawanishi H8K">H8K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_H9A" title="Aichi H9A">H9A</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiro_H10H&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hiro H10H (page does not exist)">H10H</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kawanishi_H11K&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kawanishi H11K (page does not exist)">H11K</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P2Y" title="Consolidated P2Y">HXC</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DF" title="Douglas DF">HXD</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potez_452" title="Potez 452">HXP</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Land-based Fighters (J)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_J1N" title="Nakajima J1N">J1N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_J2M" title="Mitsubishi J2M">J2M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_J3K" title="Kawanishi J3K">J3K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_J4M" title="Mitsubishi J4M">J4M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_J5N" title="Nakajima J5N">J5M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_J6K" title="Kawanishi J6K">J6K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_J7W_Shinden" title="Kyushu J7W Shinden">J7W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_J8M" title="Mitsubishi J8M">J8M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_Kikka" title="Nakajima Kikka">J9N</a><sup><small>3</small></sup></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_N1K" title="Kawanishi N1K">N1K1-J/N1K2-J</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trainers (K)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_K1Y" title="Yokosuka K1Y">K1Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_504" title="Avro 504">K2Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_K3M" title="Mitsubishi K3M">K3M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_K4Y" title="Yokosuka K4Y">K4Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_K5Y" title="Yokosuka K5Y">K5Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_K6K" title="Kawanishi K6K">K6K</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mitsubishi_K6M&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mitsubishi K6M (page does not exist)">K6M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Watanabe_K6W&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Watanabe K6W (page does not exist)">K6W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_K7M" title="Mitsubishi K7M">K7M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_K8K" title="Kawanishi K8K">K8K</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nippi_K8Ni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nippi K8Ni (page does not exist)">K8Ni</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nihon_K8P&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nihon K8P (page does not exist)">N8P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watanabe_K8W" title="Watanabe K8W">K8W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%BCcker_B%C3%BC_131_Jungmann" title="Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann">K9W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_K10W" title="Kyushu K10W">K10W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_K11W" title="Kyushu K11W">K11W</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_NA-16" title="North American NA-16">KXA</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%BCcker_B%C3%BC_131_Jungmann" title="Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann">KXBu</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caudron_C.600_Aiglon" title="Caudron C.600 Aiglon">KXC</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_A50" class="mw-redirect" title="Junkers A50">KXJ</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_72" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinkel He 72">KXHe</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 10 Electra">KXL</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A5M" title="Mitsubishi A5M">A5M4-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">A6M2-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_B5N" title="Nakajima B5N">B5N1-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D3Y" title="Yokosuka D3Y">D3Y1-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E13A" title="Aichi E13A">E13A1-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_F1M" title="Mitsubishi F1M">F1M2-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G6M" title="Mitsubishi G6M">G6M1-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_M6A" title="Aichi M6A">M6A1-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Q1W" title="Kyushu Q1W">Q1W1-K</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transports (L)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-34" title="Nakajima Ki-34">L1N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showa/Nakajima_L2D" title="Showa/Nakajima L2D">L2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G3M" title="Mitsubishi G3M">L3Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ki-57" title="Mitsubishi Ki-57">L4M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nihon_L7P" title="Nihon L7P">L7P</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CA-1" title="Curtiss-Wright CA-1">LXC</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-4E" title="Douglas DC-4E">LXD</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_91_Baby_Clipper" title="Fairchild 91 Baby Clipper">LXF</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gasuden_KR-2" class="mw-redirect" title="Gasuden KR-2">LXG (KR-2)</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_G-21_Goose" title="Grumman G-21 Goose">LXG (G-21)</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_70_Blitz" title="Heinkel He 70 Blitz">LXHe</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_60" title="Junkers Ju 60">LXJ (Ju 60)</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_86" title="Junkers Ju 86">LXJ (Ju 86)</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinner_Envoy" title="Kinner Envoy">LXK</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airspeed_Envoy" title="Airspeed Envoy">LXM</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_G5N" title="Nakajima G5N">G5N2-L</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G6M" title="Mitsubishi G6M">G6M1-L</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_H6K" title="Kawanishi H6K">H6K2-L/H6K4-L</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_H8K" title="Kawanishi H8K">H8K1-L/H8K2-L/H8K4-L</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kawanishi_H11K&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kawanishi H11K (page does not exist)">H11K1-L</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_K3M" title="Mitsubishi K3M">K3M3-L</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special-purpose (M)<sup><small>1</small></sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_M6A" title="Aichi M6A">M6A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nihon_MXJ1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nihon MXJ1 (page does not exist)">MXJ1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY1" title="Yokosuka MXY1">MXY1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY1" title="Yokosuka MXY1">MXY2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yokosuka_MXY3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yokosuka MXY3 (page does not exist)">MXY2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yokosuka_MXY4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yokosuka MXY4 (page does not exist)">MXY4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY5" title="Yokosuka MXY5">MXY5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_J7W_Shinden" title="Kyushu J7W Shinden">MXY6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka" title="Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka">MXY7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY8" title="Yokosuka MXY8">MXY8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY9" title="Yokosuka MXY9">MXY9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_P1Y" title="Yokosuka P1Y">MXY10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" title="Mitsubishi G4M">MXY11</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mizuno_MXZ1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mizuno MXZ1 (page does not exist)">MXZ1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Floatplane fighters (N)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_N1K" title="Kawanishi N1K">N1K</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_A6M2-N" title="Nakajima A6M2-N">A6M2-N</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Land-based bombers (P)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_P1Y" title="Yokosuka P1Y">P1Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ki-67" title="Mitsubishi Ki-67">P2M</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Patrol (Q)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Q1W" title="Kyushu Q1W">Q1W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Q2M" title="Mitsubishi Q2M">Q2M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_K11W" title="Kyushu K11W">Q3W</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Land-based reconnaissance (R)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yokosuka_R1Y&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yokosuka R1Y (page does not exist)">R1Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_R2Y" title="Yokosuka R2Y">R2Y</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D4Y" title="Yokosuka D4Y">D4Y2-R</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_J1N" title="Nakajima J1N">J1N1-R</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Night fighters (S)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_S1A" title="Aichi S1A">S1A</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_C6N" title="Nakajima C6N">C6N1-S</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D4Y" title="Yokosuka D4Y">D4Y2-S</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aichi_E13A" title="Aichi E13A">E13A1a-S/E13A1b-S</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_J1N" title="Nakajima J1N">J1N1-S</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_P1Y" title="Yokosuka P1Y">P1Y1-S/P1Y2-S</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup> X as second letter is for experimental aircraft or imported technology demonstrators not intended for service, <sup>2</sup> Hyphenated trailing letter (-J, -K, -L, -N or -S) denotes design modified for secondary role, <sup>3</sup> Possibly incorrect 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title="Kawanishi E7K">Alf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ki-30" title="Mitsubishi Ki-30">Ann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ki-15" title="Mitsubishi Ki-15">Babs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka" title="Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka">Baka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_H3K" title="Kawanishi H3K">Belle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" title="Mitsubishi G4M">Betty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Ki-28" title="Kawasaki Ki-28">Bob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokusai_Ku-7" title="Kokusai Ku-7">Buzzard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tachikawa_Ki-17" title="Tachikawa Ki-17">Cedar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_H5Y" title="Yokosuka H5Y">Cherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tachikawa_Ki-70" title="Tachikawa Ki-70">Clara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_A5M" title="Mitsubishi A5M">Claude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%BCcker_B%C3%BC_131_Jungmann" title="Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann">Cypress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_E8N" title="Nakajima E8N">Dave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_A8V" title="Seversky A8V">Dick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ki-46" title="Mitsubishi Ki-46">Dinah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_D4Y" title="Yokosuka D4Y">Dot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ki-51" title="Mitsubishi Ki-51">Edna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_H8K" title="Kawanishi H8K">Emily</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ohtori" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsubishi Ohtori">Eva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ohtori" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsubishi Ohtori">Eve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_P1Y" title="Yokosuka P1Y">Frances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-84" title="Nakajima Ki-84">Frank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokusai_Ku-8" title="Kokusai Ku-8">Gander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_N1K" title="Kawanishi N1K">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka_E14Y" title="Yokosuka E14Y">Glen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokusai_Ku-8" title="Kokusai Ku-8">Goose</a></li> 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