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Crash Site Aichi D3A Type 99

This Aichi D3A Type 99 "Val" dive bomber missed its target (the USS William D. Porter) on 10 June 1945, but managed to explode underneath the ship, resulting in its sinking.

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Text: Kaj Metz
Photos: U.S. Navy

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