Marine Lumber Company Nantucket

Seen in open store at Lavenham one very gloomy Sunday afternoon just before Christmas 1969. Following the demise of the Historic Aircraft Preservation Society its aircraft were taken over by Reflectaire Limited led by John Roast and some were moved to Lavenham, Suffolk, including G-ASXX which was flown from Biggin Hill to Lavenham by Neil Williams on 30 March 1969. It remained at Lavenham until 7 February 1970 when it flew to Hullavington, Wilts.

Val awaiting restoration at Planes of Fame Air Museum. The D3A1 was powered by a 1,070 hp Kinsei 44 radial engine and could carry a 250kg GP bomb. Kido Butai embarked 141 Vals of which 51 from Zuikaku and Shokaku flew the first strike against airfields at Oahu and the fleet at Pearl Harbor and 78 from Akagi, Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu flew the 2nd strike. Renowned for its dive bombing accuracy, the Val dominated the early Pacific War but suffered after late 1942. This D3A2 Model 22 with a Kinsei 54 engine was assigned to Zuikaku Air Group. It was abandoned on Ballale airfield and recovered in 1968.