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IJN 582 Kōkūtai or 552 Kōkūtai |
Aircraft History Built by Aichi, estimated date of assembly January 17, 1943. At the factory, painted with green upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as D3A2 Model 22 Val manufacture number 3105. Wartime History Assigned to either 582 Kōkūtai (582 Air Group) or 552 Kōkūtai (552 Air Group) or a Japanese aircraft carrier unit operating land based. No known tail code. While parked or already damaged on the ground at Gasmata Airfield, this Val was damaged by a nearby bomb blast damaging the tail and forcing the aircraft onto the nose. Wreckage Display References Contribute
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