The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber (Allied reporting name "Susie" [3]) was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. A single-engine, two-seat biplane based on the Heinkel He 50, the D1A was produced by Aichi for the Imperial Japanese Navy, remaining in service as a trainer at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Dec 15, 2021 · The Aichi D1A/D2A “Susie” was a reliable, modern dive bomber biplane in service with the IJN from 1935 to 1940 (1942 with Mandchukuo). It was the direct predecessor of the D3A “Val” monoplane of WW2 fame, and still served in many units …

Aichi D1A2, Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber, codenamed Susie. The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber (Allied reporting name "Susie"[3]) was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s.

It was the direct predecessor of the D3A "Val" monoplane of WW2 fame, and still served in many units in China while replaced in the fleet from 1940. Two models were developed, the D1A1 and D1A2, mostly used in China. The first Aichi soon confounded with dive bombers, notaly its D3A "Val" for WW2 fame.

An improved Aichi D1A2 (Navy Type 96 Carrier Bomber) appeared in 1936-7, powered by a more powerful Nakajima Hikari 1 radial engine, and this model also introduced a NACA engine cowling, wheel spats, and improved windscreens.

The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber (Allied reporting name "Susie"[3]) was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. A single-engine, two-seat biplane based on the Heinkel He 50, the D1A was produced by Aichi for the Imperial Japanese Navy, remaining in service as a trainer...

They were widely known for the sinking on December 12, 1937 of the American gunboat Penay, which evacuated the staff of the US Embassy from Nanjing. By the time the war in the Pacific began, 68 D1A2 dive bombers were being cleaned in …

One Nakajima Hikari 1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 730 hp for take-off and 670 hp at 3,500 m, driving a two-blade propeller (D1A2). Two fixed forward-firing 7.7 mm Type 92 machine-guns in the engine cowling and one flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm Type 92 machine-gun.

The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber (Allied reporting name "Susie" [3]) was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. A single-engine, two-seat biplane based on the Heinkel He 50, the D1A was produced by Aichi for the Imperial Japanese Navy, remaining in service as a trainer at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber (Allied code name "Susie") was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of built in 1934/5). A single-engine, two-seat biplane based on the Heinkel He 50, it was produced by Aichi for the Imperial Japanese Navy, remaining in service as trainers at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.