Aichi D1A
Role Dive bomber
Manufacturer Aichi Kokuki KK
First flight 1934[1]
Retired 1942
Primary user IJN Air Service
Number built Total - 590
D1A1 - 162
D1A2 - 428[2]

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 D1A was produced in two variants, the D1A1 (Navy Type 94 Carrier Bomber), and the D1A2 (Navy Type 96 Carrier Bomber, sometimes referred to as the D2A.)

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Design and development [link]

The D1A came out of the Imperial Japanese Navy's need for an advanced carrier-based dive bomber, and in late 1934 the IJN ordered the finalisation of the Aichi AB-9 design which was produced as the early model D1A1.[2] However, the D1A1 was not designed by Aichi Tokei Denki Kabushiki Kaisha aircraft company, but by Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke at the request of the Aichi company.[4] The initial version designed by Heinkel was the He 50, a similar model equipped with floats instead of landing gear.[4] The subsequent model, the He 66 was provided to Aichi who immediately began production of it as the D1A1.[4]

The design of the D1A, based on the Heinkel He 66, an export model of the He 50, was designed as a biplane constructed of metal, with a fabric covering, a fixed landing gear and a conventional type tail landing skid.[4] Original models had 365 kW (490 hp) engines and it was not until later models that more powerful 433 kW (580 hp) engines were included in the construction. [4]

Operational history [link]

The D1A was primarily used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and up to the time Japan entered World War II in 1941. At the beginning of the Pacific War, all of the remaining D1A1s were decommissioned and most of the D1A2s were retired from the front lines and served primarily in training units. The exception was 68 of the D1A2 model that operated as a second-line support until being retired in 1942.[2]

Variants [link]

D1A1 Type 94
Powered by 433 kW (580 hp) Nakajima Kotobuki 2 Kai 1 or Kotobuki 3 radial engines; 162 built.[2]
D1A2 Type 96 (Sometimes referred to as the D2A)
Improved version fitted with spatted wheels and a higher powered Nakajima Hikari 1 engine; 428 built.[2]
AB-11
Proposed development with retractable undercarriage. Unbuilt.[5]

Operators [link]

 Japan

Specifications (D1A2) [link]

Data from [2][6]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

  • Guns:
  • Bombs:
    • 1× 250 kg (551 lb) bomb under fuselage[7]
    • 2× 30 kg (66 lb) bombs under wings

See also [link]

Related development

Related lists

References [link]

  1. ^ www.hikotai.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f Chant 1999, p.17
  3. ^ "Allied Code Names for...". https://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/baugher_other/japcode.html. Retrieved 2007-04-17. 
  4. ^ a b c d e "Aichi D1A - Susie - Dive Bomber". https://avia.russian.ee/air/japan/aichi_d1a.php. Retrieved 2007-02-17. 
  5. ^ Mikesh and Abe 1990, p. 79.
  6. ^ "JPN Aichi D1A Suzie". https://avia.russian.ee/air/japan/aichi_d1a.php. Retrieved 2007-04-17. 
  7. ^ a b c d Francillon 1970, p.207-271.
  • Chant, Chris (1999). Aircraft of World War II - 300 of the World's Greatest aircraft 1939-45. Amber Books Lts. ISBN 978-0-7607-1261-0. 
  • Francillon, R.J. (1970). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam. ISBN 370 00033 1. 
  • Mikesh, Robert; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910–41. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-840-2. 

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Aichi Prefecture (愛知県 Aichi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.

History

Originally, the region was divided into the two provinces of Owari and Mikawa. After the Meiji Restoration, Owari and Mikawa were united into a single entity. In 1871, after the abolition of the han system, Owari, with the exception of the Chita Peninsula, was established as Nagoya Prefecture, while Mikawa combined with the Chita Peninsula and formed Nukata Prefecture. Nagoya Prefecture was renamed to Aichi Prefecture in April 1872, and was united with Nukata Prefecture on November 27 of the same year.

The government of Aichi Prefecture is located in the Aichi Prefectural Government Office in Nagoya, which is the old capital of Owari.

The Expo 2005 World Exposition was held in Seto and Nagakute.

Etymology

In the third volume of the Man'yōshū there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito that reads: "The cry of the crane, calling to Sakurada; it sounds like the tide, draining from Ayuchi flats, hearing the crane cry". Ayuchi is the original form of the name Aichi, and the Fujimae tidal flat is all that remains of the earlier Ayuchi-gata. It is now a protected area.

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Aichi may also refer to:

  • Aichi District, Aichi, district in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
  • Aichi, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
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  • Aichi Sendou, protagonist of the media franchise Cardfight!! Vanguard
  • Aichi Steel, Japanese steel manufacturing company
  • Aichi University, university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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    Aichi (written: 愛知) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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  • Kazuo Aichi (愛知 和男, born 1937), Japanese politician
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