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| | Code: BB-00939
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Price: $49.99
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Douglas SBD Dauntless Display Model
USN VB-10, "White C46", USS Enterprise, Caroline Islands, Battle of Eniwetok, February 1944| 1:32 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Douglas SBD Dauntless | | 12.5" | | 15.75" |
Replicating an SBD Dauntless dive bomber flown from the USS Enterprise (CV-6) by VB-10 in Operation Hailstone, a carrier strike against the Japanese base at Truk in the Caroline Islands on February 16-17, 1944, this amazingly detailed 1/32 scale plastic model features engraved panel lines and simulated rivets, a fully outfitted cockpit with a sliding canopy and a pilot figure, a rear gunner station with a gunner figure, a rotating propeller, retractable landing gear, a weathered paint scheme and authentic markings, and more. 15˝" wingspan.
First flowin in 1938, The Douglas SBD Dauntless was the United States Navy's main dive-bomber during World War II. The Dauntless featured "Swiss cheese" flaps—dive brakes punched with 3-inch holes, which helped it achieve pinpoint accuracy when diving to the target. The cockpit accommodated the pilot, who doubled as the bombardier and manned a fixed-forward gun. The rear cockpit contained a machine gun and played a major defensive role. During the Battle of Midway, SBD dive-bomber attacks fatally damaged all four of the Japanese aircraft carriers, and heavily damaged two cruisers.© Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The Blue Box International "Elite Force" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made plastic models of military aircraft. Blue Box International "Elite Force" display airplanes feature: - Molded plastic construction.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel llike decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Selected moveable control surfaces.
- Functional extending/retracting landing gear.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
© Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
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