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 x dive brakes punched with 3-inch holes x 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:
Item No : 02241
Item Name : U.S.NAVY SBD-1/2 Dauntless:
Bar Code : 6922803622415
Scale : 1:32
Item Type : Static Aircraft
Model Brief : Length: 310mm?Wingspan: 395.5mm
Total Parts : 227pcs
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : 1pcs
Film Parts : Instrument part
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 14pcs
Paint Schemes : 2-MB-1?an SBD-1 of VMB-2 Marine Air Group 11
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