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  D3A2 Model 22 Val Manufacture Number 3066  
IJN
? Kokutai

Aircraft History
Built by Aichi, built December 6, 1942. Uncoded serial number 66. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 99 Carrier Bomber Kanbaku / D3A2 Model 22 Val Manufacture Number 3066.

Wartime History
Assigned to an unknown Kokutai (Air Group). No known tail code or markings.

Mission History
This Val was abandoned at Vila Airfield on Kolombangara Island.

Wreckage
During late 1943 this aircraft was surveyed by US Army Technical Air Intelligence Unit (TAIU) that noted the manufacture number.

References
"Serial Number & Production Sequence D3A2 Carrier Bombers" by Jim Long

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Last Updated
March 9, 2023

 

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