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• First flown in 1938, the Aichi D3A1 - known as 'Val' to Allied forces - was the primary dive bomber of the Japanese Navy. Though it was already considered nearly obsolete by World War II, the warbird sank more Allied warships than any Axis aircraft. It also featured prominently during the attack at Pearl Harbor and against American bases in the Philippines early in the war.