Trumpeter 1/32 SBD-1/2 Dauntless US Navy Divebomber WW2 (02241)

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Trumpeter 1/32 SBD-1/2 Dauntless US Navy Divebomber WW2 (02241)
A superb large scale model of the US navy's World War 2 Dive Bomber Length: 310mm， Wingspan: 395.5mm 227 parts with photo etch sheet

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber became a mainstay of the Navy's air fleet in the Pacific, with the lowest loss ratio of any U.S. carrier-based aircraft. Douglas delivered a total of 5,936 SBD/A-24s between 1940 and the end of production in July 1944. The SBD Dauntless featured "Swiss cheese" flaps — dive brakes punched with 3-inch holes — so that it could achieve pinpoint accuracy by diving to the target, dropping the bomb and then pulling out of the near-vertical dive. In addition to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army Air Forces, the Dauntless served forces in New Zealand and Mexico. The first enemy ship sunk by the U.S. Navy in World II is credited to a Dauntless from the USS Enterprise. The diving Dauntless went on to destroy 18 enemy warships, including a battleship and six carriers. The SBD-1 and SBD-2 had two 030-in guns in the cowling, plus one or two for rear defence. Wingspan: 12.7m Length: 9.8m Height: 4.1m Ceiling: 8260m Range: 2165km Weight: 2878kg Power plant: 1,200-hp R-1820-32 engine Speed: 408km/h Accommodation: Two crew

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