Location Emergency Landings Aichi D3A Type 99 Dive Bombers

Deba
Central, Papua New Guinea

Three Aichi D3A Type 99 dive bombers force landed on the beach of Deba on 2 September 1943. The crews sabataged the planes and were eventually killed in skirmishes with police forces. The planes were shipped to Brisbane for evaluation.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): Australian War Memorial

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