Photo: National Museum of U.S. Navy

Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy

HISTORY

“Val” bomber, probably from aircraft carrier Kaga photographed low over the ground, pulls

up after its dive over harbor.

One of the dive bombers shot down during second attack wave.

Nakajima B5N level/torpedo bombers from the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Kaga head towards

their rendez-vous point after attacking US Navy ships in Pearl Harbor during the first wave of attacks.

Salvaging Japanese Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber (Val) from the water at Pearl Harbor.

Wreck of dive bomber D3A „Val“ from aicraft carrier Kaga. Anti-aircraft defense blew off

the rear of the fuselage and dive bomber crashed next to the destroyer USS Montgomery.

Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Photo: US National Archives via Wenger, prostřednictvím Rona Wernetha

Aichi “D3A” Val bomber photographed during dive just after release of bomb.

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