AICHI D3A1/2 VAL (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith
Published by The Crowood Press
in 1999
ISBN: 1861262787
AICHI D3A1/2 VAL (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1329444
1st.
1999.
Hardback.
Large format.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The Aichi D3A1/2 Val was designed to specification 11-Shi in 1936 as a replacement for the Aichi D21A2 biplane. Chief designer Tokuhishiro Gomei designed an aeroplane that was easy to produce and rugged. Powered by a Nakajima Hikari 1, a 730hp nine-cylinder radial, the prototype flew in January 1938. It featured a fixed undercarriage, whose drag penalty was offset by its simplicity and lighter weight, and in other respects it was clearly influenced by the Heinkel He 70. Production versions were powered by a Nakajima Kinsei 43 of l,000hp and were capable of carrying a 250kg bomb beneath the centre fuselage and a 60kg bomb under each wing. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1861262787. A super copy, looks unread.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- 1 ORIGINS OF DIVE-BOMBING IN THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
- 2 AICHI KOKUKI II
- 3 DESIGNING THE TYPE 99
- 4 THE 'VAL' DESCRIBED
- 5 ORGANIZATION AND UNIT MARKING
- 6 COMBAT IN CHINA AND THE EVE OF THE PACIFIC WAR
- 7 HAWAII OPERATION (Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941)
- 8 WAKE ISLAND AND THE 31st KOKUTAI IN THE PHILIPPINES
- 9 ATTACK ON PORT DARWIN
- 10 THE 33rd KOKUTAI IN MAKASSAR, SOUTH-WEST CELEBES AND JAVA OPERATIONS
- 11 INDIAN OCEAN SORTIE
- 12 BATTOE OF THE CORAL SEA
- 13 BATTLE OF MIDWAY AND THE ALEUTIANS
- 14 GUADALCANAL
- 15 THE SHOWA HIKOKI KOGYO KK
- 16 AIR-SEA BATTLES
- 17 NEW GUINEA 1942-44
- 18 BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA
- 19 THE VENUS, TRAINER VERSION OF THE 'VAL'
- 20 KAMIKAZE The Last Throw
- 21 SURVIVORS
- Notes
- Index