ACADEMY 12331 1/48 USMC SBD-1 Dauntless "Pearl Harbor"

Model Kit

Developed for scouting and as a light and dive bomber, numerous variants of the "Dauntless" operated throughout WWII with the US Marine Corps, Army, and Navy. The Douglas Dauntless served as the US Navy's primary bomber in the Pacific and served in every major operation. The Dauntless dive-bomber grew into one of the most celebrated aircraft of WWII, with 5,936 having been constructed in all variants. This model authentically recreates the USMC SBD-1 as stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1/48 scale.

FEATURES:

• Plastic and transparent parts to assemble USN SBD-1
• PE steel fret
• Water slide decals
• Mask tape for transparent parts
• Bomb and machine gun
• Finishing decals for two bombers:
  • SBD-1, 2-MB-2 of VMSB-232 "Red Devils", Ewa Mooring Mast Field, Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec. 1941
  • SBD-1, 132-B-4 of VMSB-132 "Crying Red Asses", MCAS Quantico, Virginia, USA, late 1941
• Interior, cockpit and landing gear
• Panel lines and rivets
• Dive flaps closed, opened or landing