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Good morning, everyone. I am curious as to whether anyone has any good ideas on what device this is inside the pilot's cockpit of the D3A Val? I think it's some sort of junction box, but I'm always looking for more ideas (and perhaps a surviving example if someone knows exactly what it is)...

Short Video News Story ~~~ It appears to me that they're going to try to restore it to static condition! Being on the other side of the country, I can't really head out there to help in person, but I can try to help in other ways. According to the catalogue of the National Institute of...

Hello everyone, Has anyone ever come across reliable maneuvering data on the D3A1, namely the roll rate? Thanks!

Hello everyone, This is an excerpt from a much larger photo taken by the Navy of the Val that was recovered from Middle Loch after the Pearl Harbor attack. I am trying to build a 3d model of this plane (cockpit included), but this dive brake indicator has me stumped. How does it work? Is...