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| IJN 582 Kōkūtai or 552 Kōkūtai |
Aircraft History Built by Aich completed during last five days of August 1943. Uncoded serial number 373. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 99 Dive Bomber Ku Ku Kamba (Kanbaku) / D3A2 Model 22 Val manufacture number 3373. Wartime History Assigned to either 582 Kōkūtai (582 Air Group) or 552 Kōkūtai (552 Air Group). No known tail code. Mission History Crashed on land near Arawe on a bombing mission against the area, most likely lost during the Japanese air raids between December 17-27, 1943 against the US Army beachead. Wreckage The crash site includes only scattered wreckage including the tail section and a main landing gear leg. Mark Reichman adds: "After searching the tail section and wing sections, also both undercarriage are there but no engine, we did not find any numbers or data plates. A little kid said they had piled up some scrap aluminium so we went to find the stash. Under a tree was a pile of pieces, the speed brakes were there and low and behold, a data plate. Also, a piece with the stencil. The manufacture number on the little plate may not be clear but it is: 3373 which is the same number on the stencil." References "Serial Number & Production Sequence D3A2 Carrier Bombers" by Jim Long Thanks to Mark Reichman and Jim Long for additional information Contribute
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