| | Japanese Aichi D3A and D4A dive-bombers (D Llewellyn James) |
 | | The Aichi D3A - Allied reporting-name 'Val' - was the standard Japanese carrier-based dive-bomber during the opening stages of the Pacific War, operating with great effect in the Pearl Harbor attack and in the great carrier battles of 1942, but also suffering heavy losses in those battles. |
 | | Despite its importance in these engagements the D3A was produced in only relatively small numbers - |
 | | (D4Y1) One 1,200 hp Aichi Atsuta-21 in-line inverted-V12, liquid-cooled (Daimler-Benz 601) |
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