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AICHI D3A1/2 VAL.
H/B 1999 (ISBN 1 86126 278 7)
For the first time the extraordinary history of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Val dive bomber is told in full in any language. Brushing aside old myths and wrong information the authors detailed research in Japan and interviews with designers, manufacturers and pilots of the Val give a whole new insight into her origins and design, while the very detailed accounts of her many battles gives new insight into her effectiveness in battle.
From Pearl Harbour, Port Darwin and the Indian Ocean, via Guadalcanal and the final desperate missions of the Kamikaze units off Okinawa, this the story of the dive bomber that changed air-sea warfare in the Pacific for good. Also listed are the surviving aircraft and the replicas that exist to this day. Many original illustrations, tables, charts and diagrams make this the definitive book on the Val.
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