The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (彗星, Suisei, "Comet"; Allied reporting name "Judy") is a two-seat carrier-based dive bomber developed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal and …

Jul 10, 2023 · The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei was a dive bomber with an inline engine and far greater performances, but only ready by mid-1942.

Sōryū (Japanese: 蒼龍, meaning " Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s. A sister ship, Hiryū, was intended to …

Soryu, according to FAW 69, were the third and fourth prototypes. No configuration of Judy had been accepted yet, and no production D4Y1-C had been built yet. The clearest designation for …

The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei was a dive bomber with an inline engine and far greater performances, but only ready by mid-1942.

Some pre-production models did go into active service in 1942 but were employed as high-speed reconnaissance craft and were lost with the sinking of the Soryu at Midway in June of 1942. …

The Yokosuka D4Y 'Suisei' (Eng: Comet) Navy Carrier Dive bomber was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Its Allied reporting name was 'Judy'.

May 19, 2019 · Two were aboard the carrier Soryu when it was sunk at the Battle of Midway. In July 1942 the D4Y1-C entered production as the Navy Type 2 Carrier Reconnaissance Plane …

Feb 20, 2019 · Two of the five D4Y prototypes were converted into D4Y1-C reconnaissance models and assigned to the carrier Soryu just before she departed for the Battle of Midway. …

Oct 31, 2016 · I've got a pair of Fujimi 1/72 Judy kits to make, the D4Y2 and D4Y4 and I thought I'd have a read of the meagre info I have access to about the type and questions have arisen …