Accident Aichi D1A ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366997
 
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Date:Monday 20 September 1937
Time:
Type:Aichi D1A
Owner/operator:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nanjing, Jiangsu Province? -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
There is discrepancy between Japanese and Chinese records about the Japanese aerial losses on 1937/09/20 during the Battle of Shanghai. Chinese claimed that their fighters shot down 2 enemy aircrafts attacking Nanjing, whereas Japanese recorded the loss of only 1 Aichi D1A "Susie" carrier bomber.

Sources:

http://www.ce.cn/aero/201510/20/t20151020_6752545.shtml
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/9heEALuUt66C4h_TgnAtMw

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