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Japanese "Val" bombers prepare to take off 

  
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U.S. Naval Historical Center Public Domain Photographs

Japanese Navy Type 99 Carrier Bombers ("Val") prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier during the morning of 7 December 1941. The ship in the background is the carrier Soryu.

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