| Caption | D3A1 carrier dive bomber being shot down over Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseAustralian War Memorial | ||||||||||||
| Identification Code | 011757 | ||||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 624 x 446 pixels | ||||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 7 Dec 1941 | ||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
| Licensing | This work is believed to be in the public domain. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Bill says:
15 May 2013 04:23:36 PM
Photograph shows one of the D3A1 (Val's) that were shot down by anti-aircraft fire during the second wave attack. The Val was very vulnerable to fire.
Bill says:15 May 2013 04:23:36 PM
Photograph shows one of the D3A1 (Val's) that were shot down by anti-aircraft fire during the second wave attack. The Val was very vulnerable to fire.
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12 May 2013 01:44:43 PM
SCRATCH ONE VAL:
The Aichi D3A (Val) was the first Japanese combat aircraft to drop a bomb over Pearl Harbor 12/4/41
129 D3A1s made up the attacking dive bomber force over Pearl.
Like most Japanese aircraft, the (Val) didn't have any protective armor for engine,fuel or crew.
Later Allied pilots found the Val to be an easy target. The Japanese produced about 1500 D3A1s and D3A2s dive bombers.
Surviving Val's were later used in kamikaze attacks against the US Fleet.