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A fully illustrated guide to one of the finest dive-bombers produced during World War 2, the Yokosuka D4Y "Judy." In 1938, the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, acting under the requirements issued by the Kaigun Koku Hombu for a Navy Experimental 13-Shi Carrier Borne specification for a dive-bomber to replace the venerable 'Val' aboard carriers. The resulting D4Y Suisei ("Comet") , codenamed "Judy" by the Allies, was initially powered by a licence-built German Daimler-Benz DB 601 inline engine as used in the Bf 109E. Despite making an inauspicious combat debut during the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the 'Judy' eventually proved to be an important asset for the IJNAF during battles in the latter years of the Pacific War. Its great successes resulted in the sinking of the escort carrier USS Princeton in an early kamikaze attack of the Philippines and the near sinking of the fleet carrier USS Franklin in a dive-bombing attack off Japan. While the Judy had an impressive top-speed, like its predecessor, and many other Japanese military aircraft, it possessed design shortcomings including inadequate armor protection for its aircrew and no self-sealing fuel tanks. As a re

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Author

Mark Chambers with Tony Holmes

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc; Osprey

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781472845023

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.6 / 5 (56 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14