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As a general rule, USAAC aircraft didn't get shoulder harness until summer 1941, while USN didn't get shoulder harnesses until after Coral Sea/before Midway, i.e., late May 1942 - I was told by the late Dick Best that the factory-new SBD-3s VB-6 re-equipped with on their return from the Doolittle Raid in early May 1942 had seatblets and shoulder harnesses. If you're doing a combat USN a/c up through Coral Sea, no shoulder harnesses (if they were arriving they were with units not on the carriers).

HTH

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