1JA_D3A-2_Val.zip

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The Aichi D3A1 (or Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Model 11) from the carrier Zuikaku. This aircraft was a two-seat carrier or land-based dive-bomber. Referred to as "Val" by the Allied forces, it served a critical role in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Val was to be powered by the 529 kW (710 hp) Nakajima Hikari 1 nine-cylinder radial engine and could reach a maximum speed of 239 mph. In June 1942, an improved version of the D3A powered by a 969 kW (1,300 hp) Kinsei 54 was tested as the Model...

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