Aichi D3A

All you need to know about Aichi D3A from a scale modeler perspective.

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Category:	Aircraft - Propeller Aircraft - Propeller
Also known as:	Val
Used from:	1937–1945
Used by:
Manufacturer:	Aichi
Model:	D3A

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Gallery

Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Val
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by Blair Stewart (Weejun) on ARC Air

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by Daniel Klink on Modellboard

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by Bob TheDoc on ARC Air

Aichi D3A1 Val
Hasegawa 1:48

by ronan lallet on Rony la maquette

Aichi D3A1 Val
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by Sergio Ordovini on

Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Val
Hasegawa 1:48

by Janne Markkanen on Pienoismallit

Aichi type 99
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by Tomi Kovanen on Pienoismallit

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by Kai Hudson on Modellmarine

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Books

Aichi 99 Kanbaku 'Val' Units: 1937-42

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Osamu Tagaya

2011

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Peter C. Smith

1999

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2008

Navy type 99 carrier bomber (D3A Val)

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Kesaharu Imai

1992

Navy type 99 carrier dive bomber (Bunrin-do 151)

Navy type 99 carrier dive bomber 特集・愛知99式艦上爆撃機

Famous Airplanes of the World Nr. 151

1985

Aichi D3A1 Val Type 99 Carrier Dive Bomber

Famous Airplanes of the World Nr. 30

1972

Fist From the Sky Japan's Dive-Bomber Ace of WW-II

Peter C. Smith

2005

Aichi D3A ('Val') & Yokosuka D4Y ('Judy') Carrier Bombers of the IJNAF

Aircraft Profile (Blue) Nr. 241

M. C. Richards, Donald S. Smith

1972

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Walkarounds

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Airfix Aichi Val

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1:72 Aichi D3A1 "Val" (Print Scale 72-180)

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Guy Rump
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19. February 2018, 09:41

William Rump
Good effort on such an old model - Decals look great

20. February 2018, 19:02

Cuajete
Well done!

20. February 2018, 19:21

Guy Rump
Thanks Bill and Cuajete 🙂

20. February 2018, 20:25

Olivier
I did build the original one. The result was quite different though...

20. February 2018, 22:29

Redcat
Very nice!

19. May 2018, 07:34

Guy Rump
Thanks Redcat 🙂

20. May 2018, 09:42

Neil Patrick
Great job Guy! Good to see this old classic getting some TLC.

24. January, 11:12

Guy Rump
Thanks Neil 🙂

24. January, 12:29

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