Hobby 2000 72014 1/72 Douglas SBD-4/SBD-5 Dauntless

Slow But Deadly!

The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944.

The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The type earned its nickname "Slow But Deadly" (from its SBD initials) during this period.

Limited edition model of the Japanese company Hasegawa with Cartograf decal and masks.

Features

• Type: Aeroplane model kit

• Medium: plastic

• Scale: 1/72

• Remarks: Limited Edition
  

• Box size: 29 x 14 x 4cm

Markings variants

• SBD-4 Dauntless, Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 233, VMSB-233, Guadalcanal, Spring 1943.

• SBD-5 Dauntless, Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 231, VMSB-231, MAJ Elmer Glidden, MSGT James Boyle, Majuro, Marshall Islands 1944.