D3A1 carrier dive bomber being shot down over Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941

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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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.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
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.
2. Commenter identity confirmed 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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