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IJN Kaga |
Aircraft History Built by Aichi. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 99 Carrier Bomber Ku Ku Kamba (Kanbaku) / D3A1 Model 11 Val manufacture number unknown (four digits). Painted overall gray. This aircraft was assigned a Houkoku Gou (Navy Patriotic Presentation Number). Donated by a private donor who paid for one of each type of aircraft in Navy service. Assigned Houkoku Gou 522 (Patriotic Presentation Number 522) in black on both sides of the rear fuselage. Wartime History Assigned to the Kaga. Tail number AII-256. The rear fuselage had a pair of vertical red stripes painted around the Houkoku Number 552. On December 7, 1941 took off from Kaga and participated in the Japanese attack against Pearl Harbor and Oahu. Ultimate fate unknown. References Yokoi Houkoku List - Houkoku Gou 1-994 (List 1) Houkoku Gou 522 Contribute
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