#d3a val

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A6m and D3A aircraft prepared to launch from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941

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Painting l did in 2013.

US Army Curtiss P-40B engaging an Imperial Navy Aichi Type 99 D3A1 over Oahu, 7 Dec 1941. With my impressive research skills, l painted the D3A with its landing flaps lowered. 😂

Gouache acrylic on paper 40 x 65 cm.

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A replica D3A Val torpedo bomber flies as part of a re-creation of 'Tora, Tora, Tora,' the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor during the 100th Centennial Celebration Air Show, June 11, 2017, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

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On 7 December 1941, the Japanese attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

This piece of artwork, which is illustrated by Adam Hook and featured in CAM 62: Pearl Harbor 1941, depicts the Nevada running for safety towards the open sea.

#WWII #History #OnThisDay

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The second prototype, the D3A, was already equipped with a 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, the Mitsubishi Kinsei 3.

The modifications also included increasing the wingspan by 40 cm.

The second prototype, the AM-17, embodied significant modifications and provided the basis for the Type 99 Carrier Bomber.

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Three “Vals” and a “Kate”

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Japanese Aichi D3A "Val" (Type 99 carrier-based bomber) dive bombers during a combat sortie.

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7 December 1941. Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Model 11 ‘Val’. The primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy, it was involved in almost all their actions, including the attack on Pearl Harbour.

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