Aichi D3A – Japanese carrier-based bomber of WW2
Although not a particularly modern-looking aircraft, the Aichi D3A sank more allied shipping than any other Axis aircraft both in its dive-bomber role and its later refit as a kamikaze plane. In 1936 a contract opened up to replace the obsolete Aichi D1A, a biplane dive-bomber with a more modern craft. Aichi’s … Read more